I believe that engaging people directly in the world around them—whether that’s through holding a frog or digging in the soil—opens a window to wonder that is fundamental to achieving conservation aims. Wonder is what transforms mere knowledge into caring action. Therefore, A Rocha’s education programs are, first and foremost, experiential. Kids in our programs are outfitted with nets for pond dipping, magnifiers for examining bugs, and binoculars for identifying birds. I try to give kids the space and place to really encounter creation. I remember one energetic and quite distracted ten-year-old boy attending one of our day camps. I worried he wouldn’t be able to quiet himself enough to really encounter creation. Therefore, I was overjoyed when, at the end of the camp, he reported that the best part of the whole week was the daily times of silent observation he spent in the forest.