Hive Col•lege [hahyv kol-ij] noun. 1 : an in-residence, by-admission-only, mentorship-based, educational institution for lifelong learners of all ages 2 : an incubator for close friendships 3 : a source of relief from the pressures of the American lifestyle 4 : a way to dramatically increase available time for passionate pursuits 5 : a means to save money 6 : a place to live in a genuinely sustainable manner 7 : a large collection of shared common spaces, facilities, vehicles, and resources
We open our doors in downtown Denver in the spring of 2012.
The Hive Concept
The concept of Hive College is simple. We gather a group of smart, passionate, vibrant, generous lifelong learners – families, couples and singles. We put them together in a living-learning environment where they can live year 'round, build deep friendships, pursue passions, mentor one another, save money, and have extraordinary facilities at their disposal that are otherwise only available to college students at expensive Universities.
Visualize a truly sustainable, modern, architectural apartment building stacked on top of the most outrageous university campus union you can imagine. That's what Hive College will look like. Imagine participating year-round, 24/7, in an in-residence, university alumni summer program for adults and their children, with all of its classes, outings, friendships, arts, long conversations, and delicious home-cooked meals. That's what Hive College will feel like.
Residence in Hive College is by admission only. There are only two requirements for admission. You must have an abiding passion to which you are committed. And you must be naturally given to sharing it with others. Once you have been accepted for admission to the Hive, you pay tuition, room & board, and stay anywhere from 3 months to the rest of your life – it's up to you.
Real & Tangible Benefits
Hive was designed not just to feel good, but to offer a raft of tangible benefits for everyone of its members – benefits that we don't enjoy as Americans.
Ask yourself: How often am I able to...
...talk late into the evening with friends? Feel safe in letting my young children roam out of sight without any reason to be concerned for their safety? Grow a flower garden? Watch a great movie at home with other movie buffs? Learn a new foreign language? Read an entire novel in one sitting? Climb a mountain? Write a song? Be confident I could live comfortably if I had a severe disability? Laugh hysterically with others? Take a long midday nap? Find someone right next door to fix a computer problem? Start and sustain a book club? Celebrate my birthday with a large group of people who care about me - all with no planning? Think quietly? Engage in a spontaneous game of team sports? Discuss philosophy? Cook a gourmet meal in an unfamiliar cuisine? Build a piece of furniture? Find a trusted babysitter thirty minutes before they're needed? Learn a new and "unnecessary" skill? Host a foreign exchange student? Put together a band? Put on my own spontaneous, well-attended, miniature film festival in my own living room? Have friends cook dinner for me? Secure a last minute dog-sitter? Spend the morning running with friends? Easily find a ride to the hospital or clinic in an emergency?
Hive College seeks to make every one of these things commonplace.
Ask yourself: how often can people ever afford...
...first-rate, PPO health insurance? Wonderful daycare? An architecturally designed home? Windpower? Home grocery delivery? A music rehearsal studio? A professional office with a receptionist? A wet sauna? A luxury hotel room for out-of-town visitors? Multiple european vacation homes? A ceramics studio? Foreign language lessons? A sailboat? A grey water system? A roof garden with views of the mountains and the city? A trailside ski cabin? At home care during a severe or terminal illness? A huge library of books? A yoga studio? A wine cellar? An enormous game room? A painting studio? A large telescope? An indoor playground? A lap pool? A fully-equipped weight-training and exercise room? A professional movie screening room? A 7-foot Steinway grand piano? An indoor dog-washing facility? An electric car, a yoga studio, a carpentry shop, a sophisticated composting system, a bicycle repair shop, or a large herb garden?
Hive College provides these things all inclusive in your tuition, and living expenses.
More, More, More!
To imagine what Hive College will be like, we've conjured up a hypothetical Day at Hive...