Written by: Cate, Mia, Juliet, Maryam, and Sophia Morning Exercise (AMX): AMX kicked off at HMI last weekend, September 5th-6th with two optional runs. The students of HMI got used to the roads with some lovely runs to Beaver Ponds, …
Written by: KK, Ella, Geonna, Maya, & Mariema Group A, or as they called themselves, “The A Team,” led by Dylan and Amy, began their expedition through the Colorado Sawatch by passing through Twin Lakes, Colorado and arriving at Independence …
We were very pleased to welcome the students of Semester 45 to campus on Monday, August 17th. After four days of orientation and wilderness preparation, students departed on their 16-day First Expedition on Thursday, August 20th. Prior to the semester …
People often ask me what has changed in the fifteen years since I was a student at HMI. I tell them that the best parts of HMI remain the same: our students still live in cabins, go backpacking with their …
Written by: Dylan Kane, HMI Math Faculty What does an antiracist math class look like? I’m not sure I know. But I’m working on it. For me, it starts with two questions. What is mathematics, and who does mathematics? Students …
Written by: Maple Buescher, Semester 44 Alum It’s been nearly a month since my HMI classmates and I signed off of our very last Zoom call, formally ending our semester-long experience in Colorado, Utah, and our bedrooms from across the …
Jess Wolinsky is our Dean of Students and P&P (Practices & Principles: Ethics of the Natural World) faculty. “Since sharing our statement from our Head of School, we have received many comments and questions from our alumni and broader community …
HMI Semester 44 student Maple Buescher has put her 2020 spring semester experience into words for a powerful and superbly-well written op-ed published yesterday by Cleveland.com. Check it out!
Dear Semester 44 families and students: I’m writing to let you know that we have decided to continue distance learning at HMI through May 20, the end of Semester 44. This is obviously a difficult decision to make; we work …
This spring, Semester 44 has faced a challenge unique to their semester: having to leave HMI’s campus early due to COVID-19. Although Semester 44 has physically left Leadville, they are still very much immersed in the routines of HMI throughout …