Location
The Pecos Day Camp activities were held on the SHUMLA campus and on the Shumla Ranch, 50 miles west of Del Rio, Texas.
Instructors
SHUMLA instructors included Mescalero Apache, Ray Olachia, archeologist/botanist Dr. Phil Dering, artist/archeologist Dr. Carolyn Boyd, educator Missy Harrington, and National Park Ranger Lisa Evans.
Activities
Students in Ms. Kelly's 6th grade class,
from Marion Russell Middle School in Del Rio, had been studying a unit on human survival and adaptation since the beginning of the year. SHUMLA designed a special Pecos Day Camp specifically devoted to the topic of human survival for Ms. Kelly's class. Using problem solving techniques, students learned various ways that people living in the desert were able to survive. They discovered the types of foods and shelter that were available and how people had to work together as a team in order to survive. They learned how stones tools were made and had hands-on instruction in throwing atlatls and shooting the bow and arrow. They also hiked into the canyon to visit a rock shelter that people lived in thousands of years ago.
Cost
This program was underwritten by a Texas Parks and Wildlife Community Outdoor Outreach Program grant and gifts to SHUMLA from individual donations.
Information
For more information contact the education division at education@shumla.org or call the office at
432-292-4848. |
