Start stretching your smiling muscles if you are an adult (21 years or older) and are ready to become a Guide. You'll need about 8 hours a month for one year to lead a child on excursions in music, the arts, sports, volunteer service, dining out and nature. You'll also need enthusiasm, patience, and an unwavering commitment to encourage, engage and enrich a young person's life.

We'll provide the training to prepare you for your journey, a well-stocked website full of age-appropriate ideas for planning activities in each category, ongoing support and supervision for each Guide/Explorer team, and free tickets and discounted admissions to some of Sacramento's hottest attractions.

Ready to get started?
Complete an application and fax or mail it to Wonder, Inc. today. You'll be contacted within 48 hours to begin the application process. Click here to download a PDF of the application form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader download it here.

Orientations for our Winter 2009 class:

Monday, January 5th from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 10th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, January 15th from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, January 16th from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Application Process

Attend a 1 hour orientation session.

Complete and return the Guide application.

Interview with Wonder staff.

References given by three people.

Criminal history clearances* (state, federal and Child Abuse Central Index).

Participate in 15 hour Guide training.

Provide copy of DMV record and proof of auto insurance.

* Please note that applicants with criminal backgrounds are ineligible to be Guides.