Dear Semester 44 students and families, As many of you are aware, yesterday the federal government extended coronavirus guidelines designed to reduce the spread of the virus through April 30. These recommendations affect non-essential travel as well as gatherings of …
March 19, 2020A message for current families Dear HMI Families, I am writing with an update on our return to campus. Last night (during our parent meeting), Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a new directive, prohibiting in-person instruction for all Colorado public and independent schools …
March 15, 2020A message for current families Dear Families, I write with a brief update from a quiet HMI. Students left for the airport before 6:00am. I want to share with you how proud I am of them. We had …
March 14, 2020A message for current families Dear Semester 44 Community, At HMI, we always say that learning isn’t restricted by traditional classroom walls. It happens everywhere—on campus, on the trails, and, most recently, in quigloos on winter expedition. For …
March 14, 2020A message for current families Dear HMI Semester 44 Community, Another day, another series of extraordinary events. More than ever, today I understand what Abraham Lincoln meant when he admitted, “I confess that I do not control events, …
March 12, 2020A message for current families Dear Semester 44 Families, I sat down yesterday evening with the intent of replying to each of you who has written in recent days. The reality, however, is that a growing list of …
March 11, 2020A message for current families Dear HMI Families, I know I promised “no news is good news” over this expedition week, but I am interrupting my promise to share news with you on HMI’s plans for the wellbeing …
For many alumni, leaving HMI also means leaving Leadville behind. This was not the case for Emily Blau. A Semester 21 Student and Semester 33 Apprentice, Emily decided that she wanted to call Leadville home. After spending some time teaching …
In his masterful long poem, “Four Quartets,” T.S. Eliot writes that “the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.” Gathered in Stuen Hall at the …
[This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 HMI Newsletter] Much of the learning that takes place at HMI comes from working, living, and learning with people who have different life experiences and hold unique perspectives. Because of this, the more …