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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
As our Faculty & Student Center (colloquially: the Academic Building or “AB”) turns one, we stopped by during Summer Term 2023 to capture a few scenes of how the building is being used. Students study in the Spruce Classroom The …
Drive down County Road 5A and you’ll see a new driveway just before the turn on to main campus—Grey Jay Way. Drive down Grey Jay Way and you’ll find seven new homes, 17 residents, three dogs, and 19 chickens. With …
Dear HMI Community, Greetings from elevation 10,152’! I have been in Leadville for two weeks now, meeting HMI staff and Summer Term students, getting moved in, and settling into my role as Head of School. As you may know, this …
Semester 49 Hikers of Hue Affinity Expedition An affinity space is a place and time for people who share a common identity to come together to share experiences, connection, and conversation. At HMI, we hold weekly affinity spaces for students …