We had so much fun celebrating HMI Day 2022 with this community!
Dear HMI Community, It is my great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has selected Sam Critchlow to serve as HMI’s next Head of School, to begin July 1, 2023. After a comprehensive and thoughtful process over the …
September 2, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I want to share the latest updates from the Head of School Search Committee, which has beenbusy with the search process over the course of the summer. First, thanks to all of you who …
BWOK! BWOK! BWOK! It is 6 a.m., the sun is rising over the HMI campus, and the early morning peace has been shattered by the clucking of 20 brightly-feathered chickens, the newest and noisiest residents of Grey Jay Way. The …
Head of School Search Committee announced; search firm hired April 28, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I’m told the snow is finally starting to melt in Leadville, so spring is on its way and Semester 48 will be drawing to a …
Danny O’Brien, HMI Head of School Mo Copeland, HMI Board Chair A Letter from HMI’s Board Chair Dear HMI Community, As you all know, the High Mountain Institute has been fortunate in its leadership. Danny O’Brien has served as HMI’s …
Hi Lupe! Thanks for sitting down with us. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Where are you from and how long have you worked at HMI? I am originally from Los Angeles, CA, and completed my undergraduate and …
At HMI, we believe deeply in the philosophy of education through experience. Apprentices are college graduates who immerse themselves in a hands-on semester-long apprenticeship with the HMI Semester (our semester program for high school students) in addition to participating in …
Dear Semester 47 students and families, I’m writing today with important and timely news of updates to our COVID-19 protocols and guidelines concerning vaccines, testing, and visitors. We are closely monitoring the current national surge in COVID-19 cases, specifically the …
We are very pleased to report the successful completion of our Spring 2021 high school semester (HMI Semester 46) and Gap programming. HMI Gap students departed from Leadville on May 13; HMI Semester students departed on May 23. Semester 46 …