The OLS Bellevue College (OLSBC) course made a visit to an exhibit at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center in Seattle, called "A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation." The humor is intentional, but the topic is a serious one: Improving public health in poor countries is a major ...more about OLSBC Environment Course Visit Gates Foundation Discovery Center Exhibit
This fall, the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Exercise for Fitness class met to walk to Robinswood Park in Bellevue for their Community Activity. This park is unique because you can walk around the greenspace, take in the fall colors and visit the ducks at the pond. It also has an area in ...more about OLSBC Students Exercise in Robinswood Park
The Occupational & Life Skill Bellevue College (OLSBC) Intro to Computers students have been busy this quarter discussing life before the Internet. To help them dive deeper into this topic, they completed a research project and presented their findings to the class. Collaborating as a group, students worked as a team to choose an article ...more about OLS Bellevue College Research Life Before the Internet
This fall, Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) students experienced Bellevue College’s eighth annual Japan Week, a series of events presented by the BC Japanese Culture Exchange Club which celebrates Japanese culture and history.In every OLSBC course, students take part in a community activity directly related to their coursework. The goal of community activities ...more about OLS Students Attend Japan Week at Bellevue College
Written by: Aidan, third year student in the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program. In April, the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Environment and Our Community course participated in a community activity at the University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute – where new energy technology is being developed and tested. The ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Visit Clean Energy Institute
The Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) Bellevue College Critical Thinking Through Media course has been actively engaged in the process of analyzing information from various sources and discussing the purpose of messages. A particularly exciting activity they recently undertook was the development of 30 to 60 second commercials for products they randomly selected from a grab bag. The students' creativity ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Evaluating Advertising
Lessons OLS Bellevue College (OLSBC) students learn in the OLSBC Personal Finance course and budgeting for an apartment are closely interconnected. OLSBC students visited the Edgewood Park Apartments in Bellevue and learned that finding an apartment involves thoughtful planning, research and asking the right questions. Here are a few tips our students gained that will help ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Learn About Budgeting for an Apartment
The Pacific Northwest is a hard place to be an astronomy buff. Clouds get in the way of most heavenly events, and the recent solar eclipse was no exception. (The BC Observatory made its telescope available to students, to no avail.) But OLS students in Critical Thinking through Science got the next best thing: A ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Enjoy Eclipse in True Pacific Northwest Style
During Winter Quarter 2024, the first year OLS Bellevue College students taking Computer Fundamentals visited the Microsoft Visitor Center for their Community Activity. Throughout the quarter, they expanded their study of Microsoft Office Suite to Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel. The trip to Microsoft was a great way to learn more about Microsoft programs and products. ...more about OLS Bellevue College Tours the Microsoft Visitor Center
First year students taking Communication in the Workplace during winter Quarter 2024 participated in a mock interview activity. Mock interviews have been an essential part of the OLS Bellevue College curriculum since the program's inception, but this was the first time Mock Interviews were conducted on the Microsoft campus. The OLS staff worked hard on ...more about First Year OLS Bellevue College Students Participate in Mock Interview at Microsoft
