High Mountain Institute

High Mountain Institute
HMI Founders, Molly & Christopher Barnes
Address
Map
531 County Rd

80461

United States
Information
TypePrivate, semester-long, college preparatory, boarding school, gap year provider
Motto"When Nature and Minds Meet"
Established1995 (29 years ago) (1995)
FounderMolly and Christopher Barnes
CEEB code060919
GenderCoeducational
Campus size80 acres
Campus typeRural
Mascot Fighting Pika
AccreditationAssociation of Colorado Independent Schools, Association for Experiential Education, American Gap Association
AffiliationSemester School Network
Websitewww.hminet.org

The High Mountain Institute (HMI) is a non-profit educational organization located in Leadville, Colorado. Founded in 1995 by Molly and Christopher Barnes, HMI focuses on educating teenagers through interaction with the natural world of the American West and Patagonia, South America.[1] The school offers semester and summer programs for high school students, gap year programming for high school graduates, and short programs for middle school students and adults.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Why HMI?". www.hminet.org. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-12.