Join HMI Admissions Team and The Norfleets, a Semester 38 alumni family to learn more about the HMI Semester & Summer Term. Our first webinar of the season is this upcoming Monday, November 20th at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. This webinar is designed to help prospective students and their parents gain a […]
Group A Second expedition was truly extraordinary. After an easy first day we hiked to our second (even more beautiful) location on day two. The trail leading up to our campsite was covered with overgrown wildflowers and the spot itself was awesome. On day three we spent the day hanging out by Hagerman Lake either
This week at HMI started off strong with projects in our science and humanities classes. The humanities classes went to downtown Leadville in groups to interview residents about their perspectives on the town. The project was called “Humans of Leadville,” based off the “Humans of New York” series by Brandon Stanton. After, we organized the
This week at HMI we studied Leadville’s comprehensive mining history and the effects that this had on the the town’s culture. For humanities we visited the mining museum and an abandoned mine in preparation for a debate surrounding Leadville’s mining future. For the peer-run debate we were split into four groups: miners, farmers, consumers, and
Benney, Gonzales, & Reigel Receive HMI Merit Scholarships Lake County High School sophomores Ariel Benney and Bianca Gonzalez, and Abigail Reigel are the recipients of this year’s High Mountain Institute (HMI) merit scholarships. Benney, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Suzi Benney, will attend HMI this summer, Gonzales, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Alberto & Vianca Gonzales, will attend HMI for the fall semester; Reigel, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Allison Reigel will attend HMI in
Expedition Group A On July 24th, Expedition Group A embarked on our final expedition of the HMI Summer Term 2016. Our group of nine had a heightened sense of confidence and excitement while preparing for the adventure. Things such as packing food for the week and prepping our WhisperLite stoves had become a common practice at this
Our feet were gradually turning white as we stood in the Arkansas River, picking our way carefully through the rushing stream and the slick rocks beneath the water. As we had learned in our Sense of Place science class, this stream came straight from alpine snowmelt; we could feel it. Cold water bit at our
It’s been about a week since expedition ended and we are all settling into our new home here at HMI. Our days are full of debates, science experiments, rock climbing, fly fishing, morning runs, and a fair share of laughter! The stars and wilderness that we experienced on expedition are sorely missed, but the HMI campus is not
Group A: We eleven members of Group A started our expedition feeling very excited and a little afraid. We’d been preparing for our trip for a few days and met our group members, but going into the field was going to be an entirely new experience. Fortunately, we were in good hands. Our instructors taught
Eight days ago we set out for our second and final expedition at HMI! Further exploring the Sawatch mountain range, we used what we learned on campus to make our experience even more exciting. As we traveled in our three separate groups, we bonded over long hiking days through the mountains and pounds of macaroni. At
