SunClocks North America
Use a person’s own shadow to tell the correct time

SunClocks were quickly adopted by schools as they make an excellent addition to any educational environment. In addition to its numerous general benefits, many schools use SunClocks for a curriculum-wide project, as it has many educational benefits:

• Can be used to help fulfill several educational requirements as it offers wide ranging educational tie-ins:
  • Math
  • Geography
  • Astronomy
  • Arts & Crafts
  • and, in conjunction with a Time Capsule fundraising project:
    • English
    • History
• Helps teach children how to use a simple Cartesian (X Y) coordinate system for easily laying out the SunClock design.
• Directly involves students while giving give them a lesson in Teamwork and Cooperation.
• Ideal for any ‘outdoor classroom’ areas or for schoolyards or other play areas.
• Makes for an attractive and aesthetic addition that brightens up the schoolyard.
• Can easily be built using inexpensive materials, thereby allowing schools with limited budgets to have an inexpensive, fun and educational DIY project that can actively involve students and staff alike.
• Can be installed using very inexpensive paint that would wear out, allowing students from future classes to benefit from projects to redo the SunClock.
• Even children as young as six or eight years of age can help paint or otherwise decorate basic SunClock layouts.
• A simple SunClock design that is painted directly onto the tarmac can usually be installed in a single afternoon. See this short video from the European distributor of our Human Sundials to see how it’s done!
• Can often be made self-funding by associating it with a Time Capsule fundraising project.