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Newington
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Sundial: 1123
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| State/Province: Connecticut |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Analemmatic |
Condition: Excellent |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
41° 42.180' N 72° 44.091' W |
| Location: |
- John Wallace Middle School
71 Halleran Dr, Newington, CT 06111
From the front entrance of John Wallace Middle School in Newington, CT, go to the left and take the paved road to the back of the school. The sundial is a paver patio outside of the wing of the school hosting the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering.
Make sure you have permission from the school office.
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| Description: |
- This is an analemmatic sundial designed by a team of four eighth grade students in 2017. This was a project that incorporated four classes: Geometry, 8th Grade Science unit on Solar System, Aerospace Science unit on air navigation, and Engineering Design. The 8th grade class was split into six teams of about four students each in a competition for best design. The principal picked the winning design and the winning team with the sundial impressed him so much that their project was presented to the school superintendent. He was so impressed that he had a professional landscape company build the sundial. It took about a year to build, with the original student designers coming back for a ribbon cutting ceremony. The dial is made of ceramic tile with tiles engraved with the months in the zodiac walkway.
The four courses were taught by Bryan Holmes who provide a little guidance to the student teams
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General Information: | Inscription: | - Owner: Newington Public Schools
| - Instructions are engraved beneath the January brick. Student names are in bricks at the south west edge of the sundial. "Class of 2017"
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- Designer: Four 8th Grade students at John Wallace M.S.
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- Builder: Stonehedge Landscaping & Garden Center, Newington, CT
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- Construction Date: Dedicated May 4, 2018
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Last Revised: 2025-05-23 13:11
