Date posted: June 25, 2019
Imagine you have lost your job and then find out your checking account has been hacked. Can things get any worse? Thankfully for our students taking Personal Finance, this was just a simulated exercise using LifeSim, a personal finance simulator developed by our instructor Nathan Schloetel and a foundational element of our Personal Finance courses. ...more about You’ve Been Hacked: Personal Finance Exercise
Date posted: June 18, 2019
Our Environment and Our Community course was hard at work this spring quarter at Idylwood Park on Lake Sammamish. In partnership with Forterra, a local non-profit, students work together for 6 weeks to rid the park of invasive species of plants that are suffocating the trees. It is important these trees keep living and thriving ...more about Community Service with Forterra
Date posted: June 13, 2019
This quarter students taking our Office Procedures and Customer Service course were asked to write their response to questions about the five communication skills that are essential to success in face-to-face customer service. Flip charts were posted on the walls, and after each flip chart was completed students participated in a class discussion based on: ...more about Five Pillars of Success
Date posted: June 5, 2019
In our Career Portfolio course, 1st year students focus on personal and work values such as making fundamental decisions, finding and articulating your strengths, and being part of a team. Students spend a lot of time doing introspective thinking, searching for ways to articulate and communicate ideas about themselves and others. Students work in partners, ...more about Career Portfolio with Johnny Bunko
Date posted: June 5, 2019
With graduation on the horizon, 4th year OLS students are busy finishing up their internships. These internships represent the dedication and self-determination these students have demonstrated throughout their time in our program. Recently they spent some time reflecting on their host company's mission statement and how they contribute to that mission. Here are some of ...more about Contributing to a Mission Statement
Date posted: May 14, 2019
Back in April we shared a story about mock interviews with first year OLS students, their first of three they will do throughout their time in the program. On April 24, 3rd year students participated in their second mock interviews. Students spend time in their Workplace Problem Solving course preparing for these interviews by reflecting ...more about 3rd Year Mock Interviews
Date posted: April 23, 2019
Last quarter our Podcasts course had an amazing time creating and recording their own podcasts. Students worked in groups to determine what topic to make the podcast about, deciding which role everyone would take on, and draft an outline showing the order of speakers and segments. After careful preparation and practice, students were ready to ...more about Recording Podcasts
Date posted: April 18, 2019
Students enrolled in the Intro to Acting course last quarter treated themselves a night at the theater for the final dress rehearsal of the show "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" at the Village Theatre in Issaquah. Because they's studied acting techniques and even rehearsed and performed assigned scenes in class, this ...more about Attending a Professional Theatre Production
Date posted: December 17, 2018
Students taking the Environments and our Community course fall quarter were visited by Sapan from the RISE Institute who taught them how to make plarn: yarn made from plastic bags. The plarn is used to make mats for an agency RISE is currently partnering with called Facing Homelessness, an organization focused on supporting people living ...more about Making Plarn
Date posted: December 11, 2018
This quarter students enrolled in Controversial Issues in the Workplace spent time reflecting on their internship target and researching OSHA publications that would likely apply to their workplace. After researching both of these topics, they presented the information in class. Analyzing OSHA publications and generalizing them to potential future workplaces requires the students to utilize ...more about OSHA Research & Presentations
