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Using an atlatl.
Throwing spears with an atlatl helps students learn about leverage.
 
Learning about native plants.
Nature hikes give students an opportunity to learn about native plants and how they have adapted to the local environment.
 
Exploring the canyons.
Many SHUMLA programs give participants the chance to explore the rugged canyons of the Lower Pecos.
 
Studying geology.
Missy Harrington uses a stream table to explain the processes of erosion and how that created the canyons of this region.
 
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Adult Program Descriptions
2008

2008 Programs
January–May Schedule
January 29
KEY-Project Program: Scientists of the Lower Pecos
(Held at the Shumla Campus)
Calderon Elementary 4th grade, Del Rio, Texas
January 31
KEY-Project Program: Scientists of the Lower Pecos
(Held at the Shumla Campus)
Calderon Elementary 4th grade, Del Rio, Texas
February 5
KEY-Seminole Canyon Explorers
(Held at Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site)
East Side Elementary 3rd grade, Del Rio, Texas
February 6
KEY-Seminole Canyon Explorers
(Held at Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site)
Dr. Lonnie Green Elementary 3rd grade, Del Rio, Texas
February 12
KEY-Project Program: Scientists of the Lower Pecos
(Held at the Shumla Campus)
East Side Elementary 4th grade, Del Rio, Texas
February 14
KEY-Project Program: Scientists of the Lower Pecos
(Held at the Shumla Campus)
Lamar Elementary 4th grade, Del Rio, Texas
February 15
KEY-Seminole Canyon Explorers
(Held at Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site)
Navarro ISD, Geronimo, Texas
February 19
KEY-Seminole Canyon Explorers
(Held at Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site)
Buena Vista Elementary 3rd grade, Del Rio, Texas
February 21
KEY-Seminole Canyon Explorers
(Held at Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site)
Calderon Elementary 3rd grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 7
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
East Side Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 10
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
East Side Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 11
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Calderon Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 12
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Calderon Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 13
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
North Heights Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 15
Experience the Past
(Held at the Shumla Campus)
Shumla members' event
March 25
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
North Heights Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 26
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Lamar Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
March 27
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Lamar Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
April 1
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Buena Vista Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
April 2
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Buena Vista Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
April 3
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Buena Vista Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
April 8, 9, 10
Niños del Rio Bravo
(Held at Parque Braulio Fernendez Aguirre)
5th grade, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico
April 15
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Ruben Chavira Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
April 16
KEY-Lessons on the Lake
(Held at Lake Amistad on NPS houseboat)
Ruben Chavira Elementary 5th grade, Del Rio, Texas
April 17
Pecos River Kids Day Camp
(Held at the Shumla Campus)
Seco Mines Elementary, Eagle Pass, Texas
April 22, 23, 24
Niños del Rio Bravo
(Held at Parque Braulio Fernendez Aguirre)
5th grade, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico
April 29–May 2
Pecos River Kids Adventure Camp
(Held at the Shumla Campus)
St. Stephen's Episcopal School, Wimberley, Texas
(Custom Program)
May 12–29
Field Methods in Rock Art
Texas State University course (Information)
May 20, 21, 22
Niños del Rio Bravo
(Held at Parque Braulio Fernendez Aguirre)
5th grade, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico
June–August Schedule
June 3, 4, 5
Niños del Rio Bravo
(Held at Parque Braulio Fernendez Aguirre)
5th grade, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico
June 10, 11, 12
Niños del Rio Bravo
(Held at Parque Braulio Fernendez Aguirre)
5th grade, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico
August 30, 5:30 p.m.
Archaic Codices on the Lower Pecos
A lecture by Dr. Carolyn Boyd, MACC/Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, Texas. A $10 per person donation requested at the door. (Google map)
(Public)
September–December Schedule
October 5–10
 Pecos Experience:
The Art and Archeology of the Lower Pecos
(Public)
Information
November 11, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Drawing from the Past: Rock Art of the Lower Pecos
 A lecture by Dr. Carolyn Boyd, Centennial Hall, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. (Google map) (TSU map)
(Public)

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