Dear HMI Community, A season has passed since we wrote following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May. The horrific event underscored the need for HMI to examine our place in enabling a society where such a thing could happen. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tamir Rice and so many others have […]
We are pleased to announce the successful completion of our modified 2020 summer program: the HMI Summer Expedition. Summer Expedition was a success and a great learning experience for our school. Seventeen high school students participated in two two-week backpacking expeditions in our nearby Sawatch Range. By all accounts, students built character, laughed, made memories,
The HMI Summer Expedition is off to a great start! Seventeen students arrived on Sunday, July 5th and headed out into the wilderness yesterday on their 14-day backpacking expedition. Students spent the first three days on our campus getting to know each other, setting community expectations, taking short acclimatization hikes, and preparing to spend the
Summer Term Blog – Olivia DeVol As the sun shone brightly on my tent, my tarp group and I prepared for our day of trail work. After a filling breakfast of a half bag of hash browns split between four cranky and hungry girls, the group quickly departed from Winfield, destined to meet Tambi and
July 13 Today we woke up in the wilderness and went to bed in our cabins. After long and exciting expeditions in the beautiful backcountry of Colorado, we got to come back to our beloved HMI campus for a week of fun activities and writing classes. While everyone had a great time with their group,
We woke up at 4:00am while the sun remained asleep, and we fumbled in the darkness to find our headlamps. As we prepared our routinely plain oatmeal with sprinkles of sugar for breakfast, the cold morning air was filled with excitement. Today was the most anticipated day of our expedition; this was the day that
Hello HMI community! It’s Jane Lovett here to tell you about my group’s breathtaking expedition in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness! Over our 11 days in the backcountry, we hiked South on the Colorado trail between Twin Lakes and Mount Yale Peak. On the first night of exped, we all proved our culinary skills by cooking
Upon arrival back to HMI, it has been non-stop fun. Reuniting as 28 students again was seamless despite being on our own adventures for ten days. We were all eager to share our experiences and hear stories from other groups. As students, we dove in into our classes. We developed a strong sense of place
Group A: Angie, Cede, Lauren, Kevin, Shaq, Aiden, Hannah, Hope, Josh, and Sarah On our first night we refueled with cheesy mac and cheese, ready for our second day of hiking through gorgeous aspen groves. Grace saved the day by teaching (and implementing!) blister treatment and we all began to get in the routine of
Join us in for an evening event! Larchmont, NY: Monday, December 4th Brooklyn, NY: Tuesday, December 5th Manhattan, NY: Monday, January 29th Fairfield, CT: Tuesday, January 30th These events are hosted in the homes of recent HMI alumni families and are an opportunity for students and families to learn more about the HMI Semester and Summer Term.
