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Campus
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SHUMLA Campus.
The Dormitory building (far right) is the latest addition to the SHUMLA campus.
 
Campus buildings
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.
 
The Bookhouse is a significant addition to the SHUMLA School campus.
The "Bookhouse" was a significant addition to the SHUMLA School campus. View the construction process here.
 
Dormitory
The Dormitory building is located to the west of the Pavilion. (construction photos)
 
Sleeping accommodations in one of the tents provided for guests.
 
The Pavilion building on the SHUMLA campus.
 
Wikiups at Shumla Campus.
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.
 
New sign on fireplace.
Jack McDonald hanging the metal sign he created for SHUMLA School.  This fireplace is located in the Pavilion at the School campus.
 
Tents set up for an overnight program
Tents set up for one of the overnight programs.
 
view from inside pavilion
View from inside the Pavilion.
 
Shumla School sign over the door at the office.
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.
  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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Updated: June 23, 2007