# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Nature Academy Explorers - Sundial
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Service Description
Nature Academy Explorers is a hands-on STEAM class where curious kids learn essential outdoor skills through science, creativity, and exploration. From knot tying and shelter building to solar ovens and seed preservation, students gain confidence, problem-solving skills, and a deeper connection to the natural world—all while having fun outside.

Sundials & Compass Navigation

In this hands-on STEAM class, students will explore how people have told time and found their way using the sun. Participants will design and build their own sundials while learning how the Earth’s rotation, shadows, and sunlight work together to mark time. The class will also introduce basic compass skills, helping students connect natural observation with practical navigation. This session encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and an appreciation for ancient and modern tools used to understand our world.

February 21 - Knots and how to create shelter
February 28 - Sundial and how to use a compass
March 7 - Create a battery
March 21 - using water to generate power
April 4 - create a thermometer
April 18 - Fire safety
May 2 - Seed preservation and foraging
May 16 - Solar Oven

Each class blends environmental science, engineering, and critical thinking with hands-on activities that encourage teamwork, creativity, and resilience. Lessons are age-appropriate, interactive, and rooted in real-world applications, helping students connect classroom concepts to the natural environment around them.

This class is perfect for curious learners who enjoy being outdoors, asking questions, and experimenting. Whether building a sundial, preserving seeds, or designing a solar oven, students will leave each session with new skills, confidence, and a stronger appreciation for nature.

Individual classes are $15 each.


Individual classes are $15 each.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/florence/nature-academy-explorers-sundial/200029518544424
- **Event Categories**: workshops, kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.shoalseer.org/service-page/nature-academy-explorers-sundials?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=florence-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Florence
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3103 Florence BLVD, Florence, AL, United States, Alabama 35634
- **lat**: 34.83288
- **long**: -87.61635
- **full address**: 3103 Florence BLVD, Florence, AL, United States, Alabama 35634

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Shoals Educational Enrichment Resources (https://allevents.in/org/shoals-educational-enrichment-resources/23270466)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 3103 Florence BLVD, Florence, AL, United States, Alabama 35634
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Shoals Educational Enrichment Resources
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, kids
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Nature Academy Explorers - Sundial ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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