A conversation with Emily Wheeler, HMI’s new school counselor. What is your position at HMI? I am HMI’s new School Counselor, a position that was created this year to better support the mental health of students in the Summer Term, …
Today marks ten weeks since the start of the HMI Fall Semester and we are pleased to report that we have so far not had a positive COVID-19 case on our campus. After arriving on August 17, students spent four days …
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 …
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 …
[This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 HMI Newsletter] Since April, we have welcomed seven new faculty and staff members to HMI. We are thrilled about the experience and energy that they bring and are excited to introduce them to …
By Danny O’Brien, Head of School [This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 HMI Newsletter] This past summer, Semester 22 alumnus Jack Lee married his now wife, Kelsey, on HMI’s campus. It was a beautiful weekend and we were …