How does a virtual school take field trips? It borrows from the corporate world and hosts a teleconference, of course.

Capistrano Connections Academy is an online K-12 charter school through Capistrano Unified School District that opened in 2004. It allows students to “attend” class via their home computers.

So it recently hosted Q&A sessions with two local politicians the same way.

“It interests me what is happening in our country and how the people who are put into power are handling it,” said Austin Cuevas, a 17-year-old junior who lives in Mission Viejo.

In March, students “met” Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, and earlier this month, they talked with state Sen. Mimi Walters, R-Laguna Niguel.

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Capistrano Connections Academy is chartered through the Capistrano Unified School District and is available to students in grades K-12 who reside in the Eastern Los Angeles county.

Parents with children in grades K-12 are encouraged to attend.

Connections Academy teachers and staff will be available to share firsthand experiences, explain the program and answer any questions. Refreshments will be served, and children are welcome to attend with their parents.

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