Unique educational experiences in art, family history, science, and fresh water fishing are all on the menu at Georgian Court University which began July 16, as the Generation to Generation summer series for children and their significant elders gets underway.

Presented by GCU’s McAuley Institute for Lifelong Learning (MILL), the series is designed to give young learners and MILL members the opportunity to share the joy of gathering knowledge from professors and experts in their fields in classes on the beautiful campus that was once a vacation home for the family of George Jay Gould, son of the railroad magnate Jay Gould.

These classes are just some of the more than 25 courses and programs for adults ages 50 and above offered by the MILL program each semester. Combining social interaction and learning without tests or homework, MILL offers social events for members and courses in a broad variety of subjects. Annual membership is just $25.

MILL members are invited to register for the Generation to Generation summer series along with young learners. Programs are designed for children ages 5 to 12. MILL members can register for each session individually, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sundials: A Practical Course, offered by Dr. Anne Tabor-Morris, GCU physics professor and co-director of the university’s NASA Education Resources Center for Teachers, kicks off the series July 16. Youngsters and the MILL members accompanying them will learn about the history of sundials, how to read them and even how to make one.

If it’s a sunny day, Tabor-Morris said, students will be able to visit two of the sundials on GCU’s campus. Tabor-Morris, who is excited about offering this presentation to more than one generation, has given this talk to lots of age groups, but never to a grandparent/grandchild team.

Short films, appropriate for children of all ages, will be presented by Diane Raver, executive director and co-founder of the Garden State Film Festival, at the G2 Film Festival July 21.

Catherine “Casey” Zahn, past trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, will encourage future genealogists to get involved in family history July 30.

On Aug. 4 and 7, Dr. Lisa Festa, GCU associate professor of art, will share insights of her eyewitness studies on what the art of ancient Egypt has to say about the history, culture, and way of life of the people who ruled over that land for more than 3,000 years.

The series concludes Aug. 9 with Freshwater Fishing in New Jersey, offered by John Miraglia, a volunteer with the New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife. He will illustrate how to fish in fresh water in an introduction to the sport that includes a focus on fishing tackle, common New Jersey species, and where to fish.

All programs run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., with the exception of Freshwater Fishing, which meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

The cost per session is $20 per MILL member and $5 per child, with the exception of Freshwater Fishing, which is $25 per MILL member and $5 per child.

Pre-registration is required for all courses and may be done online at alumni.georgian.edu/mill. Registration forms for mailing and a complete schedule of all courses can be found at www.georgian.edu/mcauley. Room information for all MILL courses will be provided upon registration. For more information, contact Alice Velez, director of development and MILL, at 732.987.2201 or [email protected]