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Orange County WellSpace Project

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The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) and Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOC) have teamed up with several local districts to install WellSpaces on school campuses. These tranquil spaces allow students to decompress, learn mindfulness strategies, and develop self-regulation and coping skills. The spaces are designed using feedback from student focus groups, biophillic design and other research based design concepts by our in-house designer and partners such as Design With Purpose.  In the WellSpace, students are supported by school based mental health staff who help improve their overall wellbeing and mental health. Each space is intentionally located within a school campus, allowing access to all, and provides universal support to students to strengthen and improve their social and emotional skills, thus allowing students to achieve their highest potential. ​

What a Wellspace is and what it isn't

​​​​If you are interested in creating a wellness space for students at your school site/district, please fill out this brief Google Form​​​. On the form, indicate the level of support you are interested in. After you submit the form, you will be contacted by someone on our WellSpace initiative team. *Please note: submitting an interest form does not guarantee approval for a WellSpace on behalf of OCDE and CHOC.

For more information about the WellSpace initiative, please contact Mayu Iwatani, miwatani@ocde.us​.



To date, a designated WellSpace exists at each of the following school sites: 
  1. ​McAuliffe Middle School (Los Alamitos Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  2. Oak Middle School (Los Alamitos Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  3. Buena Park Middle School (Buena Park School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  4. Gordon H. Beatty Middle School (Buena Park School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  5. Buena Park High School (Fullerton Joint Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  6. La Quinta High School (Garden Grove Unified School District - OCDE/CHOC 
  7. Pacific Coast High School (ACCESS Orange County Department of Education) - OCDE 
  8. Marine View Middle School (Ocean View School District) - OCDE 
  9.  Mesa View Middle School (Ocean View School District) - OCDE 
  10. Vista View Middle School (Ocean View School District) - OCDE
  11. Spring View Middle School (Ocean View School District) - OCDE​​
  12. Savanna High School (Anaheim Union High School District) - CHOC 
  13. Brookhurst Middle School (Anaheim Union High School District) - CHOC 
  14. Villa Park High School (Orange Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  15. University High School (Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  16. Irvine High School (Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  17. Venado Middle School (Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  18. South Lake Middle School (Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC 
  19. Sunburst Youth Academy (ACCESS Orange County Department of Education) - OCDE ​
  20. El Toro High School (Saddleback Valley Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC ​
  21. Troy High School (Fullerton Joint Union High School) - OCDE/CHOC ​
  22. Los Alamitos High School (Los Alamitos Unified School District) - OCDE
  23. Niguel Hills Middle School (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​
  24. Argosy (ACCESS ​Orange County Department of Education) - OCDE ​​​​
  25. Hare High School​​​ (Garden Grove Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  26. Plaza Vista K-8 School ​ ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC ​
  27. San Juan Hills High School​ (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  28. ​Columbus Tustin Middle School​ (Tustin Unified School District) - OCDE​
  29. ​​Rancho San Joaquin Middle School​ (Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC ​
  30. Creekside High School ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC ​
  31. Lakeside Middle School ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​  
  32. Portola Middle School (Orange Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC ​​​​
  33. Fountain Valley High School (Huntington Beach Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC  ​​
  34. C. E. Utt ​Middle School​ (​Tustin Unified School District​) - OCDE​
  35. ​​Imperial Middle School (La Habra School District) - OCDE/CHOC​
  36. ​Westminster High School (Huntington Beach Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​
  37. ​Santiago High School (Garden Grove Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​
  38. ​Brea Olinda High School (Brea Olinda Unified School District​) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  39. Lexington Junior High​ School (Anaheim Union High School District) - CHOC ​
  40. Tustin High School​ (​Tustin Unified School District​) - OCDE​
  41. ​Marco Forster Middle School (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE
  42. Alamitos Intermediate (Garden Grove Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  43. Ocean View High School​ ​(Huntington Beach Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  44. Beacon Park Middle School​ ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​  
  45. ​Estancia High School (Newport-Mesa Unified School District​) - OCDE/CHOC​
  46. Capistrano Valley High School (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  47. ​Marina High School​ ​​(Huntington Beach Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC
  48. ​Loara High School  (Anaheim Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  49. ​Ball Junior High ​School (Anaheim Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​
  50. ​Corona del Mar High School (Newport-Mesa Unified School District​) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  51. Lathrop Intermediate (Santa Ana Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​
  52. Northwood High School ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​ ​​
  53. Woodridge High School​​ ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​ ​
  54. Vista Verde K-8 School  ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​ ​​
  55. Huntington Beach High School  ​​(Huntington Beach Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  56. ​​​Willard Intermediate (Santa Ana Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​
  57. Back Bay High School (Newport-Mesa Unified School District​) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​​
  58. Shorecliffs Middle School (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE​​
  59. Gilbert High School (Anaheim Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​
  60. Western High School ​​(Anaheim Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​
  61. Brea Junior High School (Brea Olinda Unified School District​) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​​
  62. Solis Park K-8 School (Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC
  63. ​La Vista/La Sierra High School (Fullerton Joint Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​
  64. Jeffrey Trail Middle School ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
A WellSpace is coming soon to following school sites:
  1. Harbor Learning Center -North (ACCESS ​Orange County Department of Education) - OCDE ​​​​
  2. ​​​​Cadence Park School​ ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​ 
  3. Newhart Middle School​ (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​
  4. Don Juan Avila Middle School​​​​ (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​
  5. Ladera Ranch Middle S​​​​​chool (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​
  6. Portola High School ​​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​ 
  7. ​Sierra Vista Middle School ​(Irvine Unified School District) - OCDE/CHOC​
  8. R.H. Dana Elementary School (Capistrano Unified School District) - OCDE
  9. Dale Junior High School  ​​(Anaheim Union High School District) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​​
  10. Arovista Elementary School  (Brea Olinda Unified School District​) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​​
  11. Brea Country Hills Elementary School  (Brea Olinda Unified School District​) - OCDE/CHOC​​​​​​ ​
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Open WellSpaces are mapped below in blue. ​
WellSpaces that are coming soon are mapped below in red.​
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