Come join us on Wednesday, November 12th, to learn more about the High Mountain Institute! We will be hosting an evening presentation for prospective students and their families to ask questions about the HMI Semester and Summer Term. Alumni, we welcome you to attend as well! For more information about the Cleveland event, please click here.
HMI continues to travel the country, and this week we’ll head to Seattle for an evening presentation. If you are a prospective student or family, we would love for you to attend so that we can answer your questions about the Semester and Summer Term. Alums, we welcome you to attend with your families as well!
On November 6th we will host an evening presentation in Pittsburgh for prospective students and their families. We look forward to meeting you and answering all your questions about the HMI Semester and Summer Term. Alumni and their families are welcome to join as well! Click here for the full invitation and more information on the Pittsburgh event.
HMI proudly welcomes the following new members to our Board of Trustees: Lisa Barker Lisa is connected to HMI in numerous ways: she a Semester 5 alumni parent, completed her WFR at HMI, was a TLE instructor and intern, is a TLE alumni parent (2005), a TLE curriculum developer, adjunct faculty, and supporter. She holds a MA in Adventure Education from Prescott College (2006) and an MA in Spiritual Psychology with
On Tuesday, October 7th, HMI will host an evening presentation in Minneapolis for prospective students and their families to learn more about the HMI Semester and Summer Term. Alumni and their families are welcome to join us as well! Please click here for more information about the Minneapolis event
“A growing number of independent schools are taking to the outdoors to bring their curricula to life. Outdoor education helps students apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to real life, gain an appreciation for their natural surroundings, and develop confidence in themselves” writes Jamie Cohen, Semester XIV alumna, in her article “An Extraordinary Semester.” The article
Dear Friends of HMI, On behalf of the HMI Board of Trustees, I am pleased to announce the following: During our recent April retreat, the Trustees unanimously voted in favor of changing Danny O’Brien’s interim status as HMI’s Acting Head of School. Effective immediately, the Trustees give their full support to Danny’s appointment as HMI’s Head of School. In his
“We love HMI because it is important and transformative” writes Danny O’Brien in his article “Measuring Success.” Danny’s sentiment is echoed throughout the Newsletter in articles ranging in topics from wilderness and technology to new research being utilized in HMI’s math classrooms. And, as always, read updates from our talented and successful alumni! Click here to read the
Danny O’Brien and Sally Lein recently wrote an article for the National Business Officers Association about some of the varying strategies schools can implement to support their students in a semester school experience. Read the full article here.
Though Jack and Porter Barnes have held down the fort (hut) in the child department for many years, the last few Friends and Family of HMI hut trips have been characterized by more and more wee ones. This year, as I worked on a 500-piece puzzle of Winter Park Ski Resort, I deemed the effort futile after
