At Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts (OCASA), students learn by doing. They are encouraged to ask questions, take risks, make discoveries, observe patterns, exhibit creativity, and reflect on their own work. OCASA offers two unique and innovative campuses designed to help your student launch their bright future.

OCASA Charter School is a tuition-free, public K-8 charter school specializing in individual learning and small group instruction. With an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, students apply real-world experiences to understand new concepts and gain knowledge. According to the California State Dashboard, OCASA students attained tremendous growth in 2018 with a 29.7 point increase in Math and an 18.5 point increase in English Language Arts. The campus features multiple hands-on labs, including a Science Lab, Maker Lab, Audio/Visual Lab with Music, Arts Lab, Resource Lab, and a Practical Life Studio, which encourage exploration and experimentation under the guidance of OCASA’s credentialed teachers and experienced staff.

OCASA College Prep will meet the evolving needs of students in South Orange County and ensure that every child in attendance receives a rich, individualized, rigorous and joyful education that will prepare him or her to thrive. OCASA College Prep, currently enrolling Grades 6-9, will be the only classroom-based, tuition-free public charter high school in South Orange County. The school’s curriculum places an emphasis on the academic, social and physical development of young adults in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. OCASA College Prep was approved by Capistrano Unified School District in September 2019, in a unanimous 7-0 decision, and will host 6th – 12th graders once fully enrolled.

Both OCASA campuses are now enrolling for 2020-21 and will be hosting several Parent Information Sessions, school tours and interactive activities for students at Super STEAM Saturday events. Visit OCASAcharter.org/EnrollNow to RSVP for an upcoming event or to fill out an admission application.

Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts
29292 Crown Valley Parkway
Laguna Niguel
949.269.3290 • OCASAcharter.org

Our Lady of Fatima Academy is a TK-8th grade Catholic elementary school. Its mission is to nurture individuals to discover their God-given gifts, to encourage them to use these gifts in the service of others and to empower them to be models of integrity and peacemakers who work for justice. Parents, school staff, and parish community collaborate in striving for educational excellence.

Faith-Filled Catholics

• Educating students’ spiritual and academic growth for 53 years
• A welcoming learning environment that incorporates the value of “family”
• Strong Community Service Program ensures that students develop faith-based values
• Student-led weekly school Mass, monthly Sunday Masses and May Crowning
• Choir group
• Weekly Family Assistance Ministries food drives
• Annual Passion Play and the Knights of Columbus’ Writing contest
• Academy/Parish community building events

Life-long Learners

• WECA/WASC accredited
• Staffed by a team of outstanding, credentialed, nurturing professionals
• Transitional Kindergarten — the first year of a two-year academic kindergarten program
• 1:1 integrated technology learning and programs
• Blended and differentiated learning opportunities
• Enrichment programs: Spanish, STEM, music, piano, art, drama, technology, and PE
• Yearly Science Fair
• Accelerated and Advanced Mathematics offered
• After School fee-based programs

Effective Communicators

• K-2, 3-6 and junior high Musical Productions
• Participation in local and regional academic competitions
• Fall, Winter and Spring PAL Athletics
• Kindness Counts Week
• Community Appreciation Day
• Annual Art, Writing and Technology Night

Globally Responsible Citizens

• Amazing Field Studies and Day Field Trips
• Weekly Fine Arts: music, piano, art, drama, choir, advanced technology
• Annual International Day
• Leadership opportunities
• Participation in San Clemente’s Red Ribbon Week Parade

Our Lady of Fatima Academy
105 N. La Esperanza
San Clemente, CA 92672
949.492.7320 • www.olfschool.net

Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) is preparing students from transitional kindergarten through high school to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. CUSD is steadfast in its goal of providing all students with meaningful, challenging, and innovative educational experiences to increase post-secondary options.

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) programs offer social, emotional, behavioral and academic foundation to ensure that every learner can be successful. Counselors provide academic, college and personal counseling. Tools and resources enable principals, teachers, and staff to collaborate to ensure students will be college and career ready. CUSD schools received four of seven designations by the American School Counselor Association as Recognized Model Programs (RAMP).

The Family Resource Center provides information about interventions, reference materials, online and in-person resources to support the individual needs of every student.

PUBLIC EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

• Rigorous curriculum and collaborative learning ensures every student thrives
• California Distinguished and National Blue Ribbon Schools
• Best Communities for Music Education Designation from the NAMM Foundation for outstanding commitment to music education
• Visual & Performing Arts dedicated to artistic excellence
• Championship caliber Athletic programs

ELEMENTARY

• Seven #CapoForward schools: STEM/STEAM, Environmental Studies, Arts & Communication, Next-Generation Learning, Technology, College & Career Prep, Language & Science
• Full-day Kindergarten
• Spanish & Mandarin Language Immersion
• Gifted & Advanced Learners (GATE)

SECONDARY

• College & Career Advantage: 28 career pathways and over 500 partnerships
• High School Academies: Health and Medical Occupations, South OC School of the Arts, Monarch Beach Resort Culinary Arts, STEM, Automotive Technology, and Biotechnology
• Futureology helps students navigate the college and career track by providing 1:1 counseling, workshops, webinars and a resource library
• Annual College Fair with 150+ colleges & universities, technical & trade schools, art & film programs and military academies
• International Baccalaureate Programs
• Advanced Placement Courses in multiple subjects

Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD)
33122 Valle Road
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
949.234.9200 • www.CAPOUSD.org

Fitness 2020

Studio A Pilates

Studio A is a space created for and dedicated to mindful movement and holistic wellness presenting specialized and certified instruction in the arts of Pilates and Yoga. Additional classes are offered in The MELT Method, (a simple self-treatment system to boost performance, speed recovery and eliminate chronic pain), as well as Barre and Yamuna Body Rolling Classes. Clients and students are guided according to their unique and individual strengths and challenges through functional, integrated methods of movement, in order to attain a clear, unified relationship of mind, body and spirit. Studio A gives the option of choosing group class settings, semi-private duet sessions or one-on-one private instruction. Studio A provides an inviting atmosphere with clean lines, calming tones and textures as well as organized, professional surroundings. Visit studioApilates.yoga or call 949.218.0233 to learn more and to schedule your complimentary first class.

24849 Del Prado • Dana Point • 949.218.0233 • studioApilates.yoga

9Round

9Round is a 30-minute, full-body kickboxing workout that is circuit-based. Not only will you punch and kick bags at each of the 3-minute rounds, but this effective workout incorporates strength and core training as well. All fitness levels are welcome at 9Round and every workout includes a trainer to guide you along. The state-of-the-art heart rate monitoring system ensures that you maintain an optimal target heart rate to achieve maximum fat loss. 9Round’s unlimited circuit-based workouts (with trainer included) are convenient for those with busy lives since there are no set class times or schedules to navigate. Locations in San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, and Laguna Niguel make it easily accessible for those in South OC. Check the Yelp and Google reviews or visit 9Round.com to learn how you can lose weight and get fit at 9Round.

3916, 979 Avenida Pico Ste K • San Clemente • 949.218.7271
31742 Rancho Viejo Rd #D • San Juan Capistrano • 949.429.6059
30100 Town Center Dr #S • Laguna Niguel • 949.218.6611

Cold Rush Wellness

AlphaSwitch Training is a scientifically based, low-impact, one on one training program offered exclusively at Cold Rush Wellness. It utilizes 5 unique training principles for optimal health and fitness. One unique difference between AlphaSwitch and other personal training programs is that AlphaSwitch is almost exclusively a vibration training program. Training with vibration is low-impact, so it is very easy on the joints while very effective in developing fast-twitch muscle needed for optimal balance, coordination, flexibility, and strength. Whether you are doing AlphaSwitch for a specific sport or for general health and wellness, the program is fun and easy to do. Brooke is the resident personal trainer with Dr. Scott Young doing the initial analysis and program build-out.

30251 Golden Lantern Suite B • Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 • 949.281.6853 • ColdRushWellness.com

Orangetheory

Orangetheory Fitness is group personal training at its best. It combines heart rate based, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with resistance training for a complete, full-body workout in one hour. The professionally coached and expertly created workout templates take the guess-work out of getting stronger, more fit, and burning more calories. Although the workout changes daily, it is the same throughout each day so that you can take any of the many classes according to your schedule. Orangetheory Fitness has combined known, proven techniques in such a way to get the most out of an hour. Each member has their own heart rate monitor and their efforts are based on the five heart rate zones. It also targets specific amounts of times in each zone to induce EPOC, a biological state in which your body will increase calorie burn for up to 36 hours after the workout. With three convenient locations in San Clemente, Rancho Santa Margarita and Foothill Ranch, you’ll be sure to find a location near you. Visit san-clemente.orangetheoryfitness.com or call 949.485.4885 to learn more.

802 Avenida Pico • San Clemente • 949.485.4885 • san-clemente.orangetheoryfitness.com

Sweat House OC

Sweat House OC invites you to check out one of Orange County’s hottest workouts! Voted #1 in Orange County, Sweat House OC uses the Lagree Fitness Method and is the only licensed studio in San Clemente and Mission Viejo to offer the trendy Megaformer workout. Providing constant resistance, the Megaformer effectively combines strength, endurance, cardio, balance, core, and flexibility, not only in one session but in each and every move. In a 50-minute workout, you will shake, you will sweat, and you will quiver, but most importantly, you will get strong, and toned! Try one of these new client specials: 3 classes for $25 or 10 classes for $69! Experience for yourself why celebrities and athletes around the world are addicted and just can’t get enough of Lagree Fitness. Email info@SweatHouseOC.com or visit SweatHouseOC.com for more info. All levels welcome.

1001 Avenida Pico, Suite H • San Clemente • 714.421.2127
24000 Alicia Parkway Suite #30 • Mission Viejo • 714.421.2127

F45 Traning

F45 Training is a unique workout platform combining Functional Training using a HIIT timing format in a Circuit type environment. The concept was developed in Australia in 2012 and brought to the US in 2014. The class is based on a 45-minute time schedule so you get in and out and every minute is very effective. Some days are resistance-based, others are Cardio or a hybrid of both. Every day, the workout changes so you never do the same one twice. There are over 4,000 exercises and 32 different daily schedules so you will never get bored and neither will your muscles! This workout is perfect for everyone no matter where you are in your fitness journey. Every single exercise can be modified and the reps are up to you. The certified personal trainers are there to assist you and make sure you are doing the exercises safely and within your own ability. Visit F45training.com for more information.

26711 Aliso Creek Rd. #100A • Aliso Viejo • 949.484.4008
34255 CA-1 #111, Dana Point • 949.326.2221
25260 La Paz Rd. • Laguna Hills • 949.297.8199
27835 Santa Margarita Pkwy • Mission Viejo • 949.239.1212
30451 Avenida de las Flores • RSM • 949.239.1212
30595 Gateway Pl #H2. • San Juan Capistrano • 714.714.6001

U.S. Reclaimed

Vintage Lumber & Woodworks

by Victoria Kertz

Inside the Laguna Niguel headquarters of U.S. Reclaimed, Ben and Bethany Bonin are surrounded by future works of art. Slabs of reclaimed cedar, live oak, walnut and other wood species tower toward the ceiling, while smaller beams are neatly displayed for customers to view. The Bonin’s 40,000 square feet of material is a wonderland of untold treasures for designers, contractors and discerning homeowners to peruse. “Every single piece is hand-selected,” Ben says. But it’s not just a huge selection of lumber that makes U.S. Reclaimed so special, it’s the customer service offered to each person and the unparalleled craftsmanship that goes into every piece.

The Bonins, both born and raised in Orange County, opened the Camino Capistrano location a mere five years ago, and they have already made their mark in the emerging sustainable goods industry. Ben is the lumber artisan whose creations become furniture, flooring and ceiling beams, all 100 percent handmade. Having worked as a finish carpenter 23 years ago, Ben discovered his talent with reclaimed materials. “I fell in love with the product and the story behind it,” he says. “It’s a challenge to work with this type of material. To do things properly, you need experience. Many contractors either don’t know how to or don’t want to work with reclaimed wood,” he says. While he does the actual woodworking on-site, installers in his vast network of contractors do the in-home work. He only refers his clients to installers who are trained in working with reclaimed materials.

Designers visit U.S. Reclaimed when they need a custom, one-of-a-kind creation and when only vintage timber will do. No other retailer in Orange County offers as much inventory of lumber that contains the type of character found in his warehouse. Far from the mass produced, monochromatic beams found at home improvement stores, clients can’t help but be inspired by the sheer beauty of the wood at U.S. Reclaimed.

“Customers will come in,” the Bonins say, “and fall in love with a piece of lumber, but don’t know what to do with it.” Ben takes the time to sit down with them and hand-sketch ideas based on their needs or from an inspiration photo, and then they finalize a design. He’s as comfortable collaborating with a designer on a new project as he is replicating a must-have dream piece for a homeowner.

“We’re happy to walk customers through the entire process, from start to finish,” Bethany says. “They can bring in their own designers or we can work with the homeowner directly. And, whatever material we don’t have, we can get.” Clients can also order metal hardware and stonework to coordinate with a reclaimed wood project at the showroom, so the process is one-stop and convenient.

When they’re not working in the showroom, the Bonins travel the country, collecting pieces and scheduling shipments of large beams from places as far as Michigan. Their lumber typically hails from old, abandoned structures outside of California, although some of it is recycled from the occasional barge or dock. Sports fans can even have a unique piece created from basketball court flooring or bowling alley lanes. No matter the source, every stick has a storied past that can often make the final product an interesting topic of conversation.

In one of their current projects, sections of a Kentucky tobacco farm are getting new life in an Alaskan custom home. Locally, Ben’s masterful work can be found at The Cellar in San Clemente, the historic Chapel in Orange and The Ranch in Laguna Beach. Whether the aesthetic is modern, traditional, coastal or eclectic, his creations possess a timeless quality that give a space new life.

Imagine what vintage ceiling box beams or a new mantle could do for your living room? Wake up a tired room with a one-of-a-kind showstopper. Stop by the showroom with your family, designer, or contractor and let Ben and Bethany transform your idea into reality.

U.S. Reclaimed
Vintage Lumber & Woodworks
28052 Camino Capistrano, #103, Laguna Niguel
949.374.6902 • USreclaimed.com

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AWG Bakery

“So many people across the country have told me that our bread is life changing. Mothers are also saying how much their kids love it,” shares Hanna Lane, founder of AWG Bakery, a new handmade artisan bakery that makes gluten-free, grain-free, organic, Non-GMO, Vegan, and Paleo bread.

A few years ago, Hanna was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and autoimmune issues. She decided to put her energy into learning about the healing powers of anti-inflammatory foods and embracing a Paleo lifestyle.

She loves bread but was unable to find one that tasted good and met her dietary restrictions. With her background in nutrition and associations with health food startup companies, she wanted to create a new kind of bread using clean, organic ingredients.

After working on the recipe for over a year, Hanna created the Everyday Bread that can be enjoyed at every meal. She decided to test the market and, in March, started selling it through her Instagram @airwaterandgreens, a health and wellness account. The response was tremendous.

In June, Hanna partnered with a close relative, Noel Busby, to create AWG Bakery. Utilizing Noel’s background in sales, marketing, and graphic design, they launched the company’s offerings online. “We come from generations of entrepreneurs. I love that Hanna’s bread is meeting the needs of so many people,” enthuses Noel.

“I can’t believe how fast we’re growing. I’m so excited to share a bread that you will actually feel good about eating, has beneficial nutrients, and tastes fantastic. We’re also proud that our bags and labels are 100% compostable,” Hanna adds.

With a new corporate office in Laguna Hills, off Cabot Road between Oso and Crown Valley, you can now pick up your Everyday Bread locally, with a second pick-up location at Holistic Nutrition Center in Newport Beach. The company also ships to customers across the United States. For the holiday season, AWG Bakery has introduced Everyday Minis, Rosemary Bread, and Gift Boxes.

“We are so grateful for all the support and encouragement. It has been my dream to share my love of healthy living with the world. We hope you enjoy your delicious freedom,” Hanna commented.

AWG also offers a convenient, subscription-based Bread Club so that you’ll never be without your new, favorite bread! Learn more by visiting AWGBakery.com and Instagram @AWGBakery.

“AWG has given my clients an opportunity to eat bread and enjoy it in a variety of combinations without interrupting their personalized natural healthcare program. This bread is out-of-this-world tasty and organic! It’s the best medicine for my clients on their natural health journey with us!”

—KRISTI ACUNA, OWNER OF HOLISTIC NUTRITION CENTER IN NEWPORT BEACH

AWG Bakery | awgbakery.com | @awgbakery
27075 Cabot Road, Ste. 109 | Laguna Hills | 949.354.6550

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42nd Annual Dana Point Turkey Trot

The 42nd Annual Dana Point Turkey Trot is a Thanksgiving Day tradition, attracting 11,000 runners, 7,000 volunteers and spectators to this charming, coastal city. Produced by the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce and presented by Dana Point Harbor Partners, this event includes scenic 5K and 10K courses, and a Kid’s 1-mile Gobble Wobble fun run. Ambitious runners can register for both (5K &10K races) to complete a 15K. The Dana Point Turkey Trot attracts world class competitors to recreational runners and walkers of all ages and is a perfect family-friendly event to kickoff the holiday season. Run the race before you stuff your face!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the Dana Point Turkey Trot benefits two local nonprofit organizations: The Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group and the Pet Project Foundation. A portion of each runner’s registration fee goes towards each cause. The Dana Point Turkey Trot has donated over $500,000 since its inception!

• The Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group is an entirely volunteer based organization providing outreach and support for our wounded, families of our fallen, and active duty Marines, sailors and families of the 5th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton and Wounded Warrior Battalion West.
• The Pet Project Foundation is a rescue partner for the San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter providing pro-humane care to lost and abandoned animals through compassion, responsibility, education and service.

The Dana Point Turkey Trot encourages costumes, including a contest with prizes. While you may not be the fastest runner, you could win Best Adult Costume, Best Child’s Costume, or Best Group Costume. Pick up your race packet in advance at the Health & Wellness Expo (11/27 & 11/28, race-day) featuring a wide variety of local and national vendors.

Register now and save! You may also register online and onsite at the Health & Wellness Expo on Wednesday, November 27th and on race day, Thursday, November 28th. Prices will increase as the race approaches. Visit TurkeyTrot.com for event details, registration, or to become a race volunteer.