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| The Dormitory building (far right) is the latest addition to the SHUMLA campus. |
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| The SHUMLA School campus: (left to right) the Restroom/Shower building, the "Bookhouse," and the Pavilion. This picture was taken before the Dormitory was constructed. |
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| The "Bookhouse" was a significant addition to the SHUMLA School campus. View the construction process here. |
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| The Dormitory building is located to the west of the Pavilion. (construction photos) |
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| Sleeping accommodations in one of the
tents provided for guests. |
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| The Pavilion building on the SHUMLA
campus. |
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| Board President Elton Prewitt examines one of three wikiups that have been constructed at SHUMLA School. These allow visitors to study one of the types of shelters built in the region by prehistoric Native Americans. |
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| Jack McDonald hanging the metal sign he created for SHUMLA School. This fireplace is located in the Pavilion at the School campus. |
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| Tents set up for one of the overnight programs. |
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| View from inside the Pavilion. |
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| The SHUMLA School office in Comstock, Texas, now has a sign marking its location. This was designed by Jack McDonald who created the sign mounted on the fireplace in the Pavilion at the School Campus. |
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The Shumla School has created a living museum 50 miles west of Del Rio in
Val Verde County that offers people of all ages and backgrounds an
experience of enrichment and discovery in one of the most spectacular
landscapes in Texas. This experiential educational center is situated along
the Pecos River on 1600 acres of land provided by a local ranching family.
Programs conducted at the School focus upon the cultural and ecological
resources present in this archaeological heartland of Texas. In the region surrounding the Shumla School there are more than two
hundred rock shelter sites, most of which contain archeological deposits and
many of which contain elaborately painted murals that date back to over four
thousand years ago. No other region in the Americas is known to contain so
many well-preserved hunter-gatherer sites in such a small area. The broad
expanse of undeveloped land surrounding the school makes this site well
suited for instruction and innovative studies in archeology, ecology,
natural history, prehistoric lifeways, and expressive culture.
Accommodations
Shumla School facilities include a 1600-square foot Pavilion surrounded
by a 1200-square foot covered porch, a laboratory, kitchen, and offices. A separate 950-square foot Restroom/Shower House sits to one side. Currently Shumla School program participants are provided
spacious 10' x 10' canvas tents that comfortably accommodate 2 people. Each
tent is equipped with cots, a table, and two chairs. We are currently
seeking funds to begin construction of
bungalow accommodations to sleep 28 people.
Click here for accommodation suggestions for events that do not include housing as part of the program. |
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