Service Learning
Date posted: December 5, 2024
On November 13, students, faculty, and staff from the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program gathered on the Bellevue College campus for their Fall Quarter Service Learning Project. This quarter, OLSBC worked with Birthday Dreams, an organization that provides birthday parties to underprivileged children throughout King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. According to Birthday ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Create Cards for Birthday Dreams
Date posted: July 30, 2019
Over the summer, OLS students spend time volunteering with a local community organization. This summer our students are volunteering through Tilth Alliance, an organization founded in 2016 with a mission to build an ecologically sound, economically viable and socially equitable food system. OLS volunteers spend time each week packing Good Food Bags with sustainable, fresh ...more about Summer Volunteering with Tilth Alliance
Date posted: October 17, 2018
Oct 8-12 marked the annual Homecoming celebration for Bellevue College, and OLS students and the North Campus came together to participate in Brutus' Food Drive Challenge. OLS Student Council rallied their fellow students, instructors, staff, and other North Campus members and collected 128 items this year. Although it wasn't enough to earn the traveling trophy ...more about OLS Students Collect Items for Food Drive
Date posted: July 16, 2018
This spring our Environment and Our Community course students put what they learned in the previous two quarters into practice by teaming up with Forterra to complete a 6-week service learning project doing environmental stewardship at Idylwood Park. It is an excellent opportunity to use their knowledge of habitats, flora, fauna, and pollution to be ...more about Environmental Stewardship at Idylwood Park
Date posted: June 12, 2018
On June 6 OLS Bellevue College students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Tavon Learning Center in Issaquah, WA to volunteer in the outdoor garden. We look forward to this event every year as our spring quarter Service Learning Project. Thank you to all our students, staff, and faculty for making this year such a ...more about Tavon Learning Center Service Project
Date posted: February 21, 2018
Inspired by the MLK Service project making blankets and cards for patients at Seattle Children's Hospital, our student Mallorie began making blankets for animals at the Humane Society. As on of the overall goals of OLS to make each graduate of our program a contributing citizen, we feel a deep sense of pride to see ...more about For The Love Of Animals
Date posted: February 1, 2018
January 17 was the annual MLK Service Project for OLS Students, faculty, and staff who gathered at the Bellevue College Main Campus to create blankets and inspirational cards for Seattle Children's Hospital. This annual project is a favorite activity for our students, and many in attendance this year were there for the 3rd or 4th consecutive ...more about 2018 MLK Service Project
Date posted: November 8, 2017
The Social Change class in the OLS Program is working to make an impact in our community. As a service learning project, our students have organized a donation drive to help homeless youth. Hundreds of young people are living on the streets; as our way of contributing to the community, we want to help them stay warm ...more about Service Learning: YouthCare Donation Drive
Date posted: October 27, 2017
Our students currently taking Nutrition, Health, & Fitness 1 with Marie Koole participated in a great service learning activity making healthy, non-perishable trail mix for Camp Unity Eastside. The students shopped for ingredients and read food labels, prepared the trail mix, and delivered it to the camp. The students also toured the camp and learned about food storage and health ...more about Camp Unity
