“A sense of place is both the emotional attachment we experience and emotional bond we create with particular environments based on our own cultural backgrounds and/or personal perspectives” says Running for Public Lands (RPL) board president Vic Thasiah in a recent Q&A reflection on RPL’s Camp and Run event, held in our own Leadville, Colorado […]
At 26 years old, HMI now boasts hundreds of former faculty, staff, and apprentices who have gone on to pursue diverse careers in education, the outdoors, and more. We recently checked in with five former faculty members (whose combined tenures span 3/4 of the school’s history!) about what they’re up to post-HMI. Nancy Hiemstra &
Laura Alonzo-Ochoa is HMI’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Coordinator and an active Air National Guardswoman When I was a kid I used to get mesmerized by passing clouds. I would play outdoors until the streetlights came on. I was not an indoor kid. My brother used to negotiate chores with me, because he favored indoor
As I approach my one-year mark of being back at HMI, I have marked a number of “firsts” in my new role: first moonlight cross-country ski, first board meeting on campus, first time on telemark skis in twelve years… The year has been full of firsts, as well as first-time-in-awhile reacquaintances. One thing that is
Hi Simon, welcome back to HMI! Can you tell us a bit about your new role and your connection to HMI? Thank you so much! I couldn’t be more excited to be back at HMI and in Leadville and I’m really looking forward to seeing the school from a staff perspective. My role is Advancement
Amy Roberts on the Semester 43 Fun Run (Fall 2019) By Ray McGaughey, Director of Development and Semester 15 Alum At HMI we spend a good deal of time sharing gratitude. On campus, we have a tradition called Grati-Tuesdays where community members publicly thank one another for acts of kindness. With the passing of the
Em Ducharme and Sam Critchlow in RMS 20 (Spring 2008) By Em Ducharme, Director of Finance and Operations and Semester 8 alum I first met Sam Critchlow in the winter of 2007. I was returning to HMI as an apprentice and Sam was in his first year as math faculty. I knew early on that
At HMI, we often find former students coming back to work as employees, apprentices, or interns. We spoke to Molly Lovett, HMI’s Administrative Coordinator & Registrar about what it felt like to return to HMI as an employee after being a Summer Term 2014 and Semester 35 student. Q: What did it feel like to
Sam Critchlow and Zero This past June hundreds of HMI alumni returned to campus as part of our 25th Anniversary Celebration. Seeing adults return to the place they had called home for a mere matter of months, in some cases decades ago, reminded me of the indelible impact of this special place and community. Friends
https://vimeo.com/896951272?share=copy As his first semester back at HMI comes to a close, we invite you to get to know HMI’s new Head of School Sam Critchlow in the following video featuring Sam, HMI founders Molly & Christopher Barnes, and current HMI staff. HMI alumni, families, and friends in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle are invited
