Date posted: December 7, 2018
Students enrolled in Personal Finance took a quiz this quarter where the answers were shown and students needed to figure out the steps that would lead to the answer. Prior to starting the group quiz, three different calculations were reviewed by the class to give students a bit of a warm-up. Then they worked in ...more about Calculating in Reverse
Date posted: December 5, 2018
This quarter students enrolled in the News and Daily Living course were assigned writing a news article on a topic that has to do with OLS. Below is one of the articles that focuses on Kattie Dang, the counselor available to students on campus. By: Katelyn 2018 - OLS has welcomed a counselor to our ...more about A New Member of the OLS Family, Kattie Dang the Counselor
Date posted: November 29, 2018
This quarter students enrolled in the News and Daily Living course were assigned writing a news article on a topic that has to do with OLS. Below is one of the articles that focuses on the benefits of a Bullet Journal. Written by: Briggs The Bullet Journal is a time management planner that was introduced ...more about The Bullet Journal and Its Benefits for Time Management
Date posted: November 28, 2018
Students enrolled in Learning Strategies recently met on the Bellevue College Main Campus with Skip Sampelayo from student programs to learn about clubs and organizations that they are welcome to join. They also got a tour from two students, Alicia and Jane, who took the students to the PALs center so those who did not ...more about Tour of Main Campus
Date posted: November 27, 2018
The Fall Quarter 2018 was the first quarter OLS offered a course in Mindfulness. In order to gain valuable feedback on the course for the college and help empower students to voice their successes and celebrate learning, students were asked to reflect on what they've learned. Students describe using skills learned in class to practice ...more about Sharing Thoughts on Mindfulness
Date posted: November 26, 2018
With a goal of earning a degree in computer programming one day, second year OLS student TJ aspires to work on coding specific aspects of a video game one day for his career. Already quite adept at programming, TJ learned a lot of what he knows through research and courses he took through WANIC, and ...more about A Future in Computer Programming
Date posted: November 7, 2018
Each fall the Nutrition, Health, and Fitness course prepares a trail mix for the residents of Camp Unity Eastside, an organization that relies on donations from the community. This activity helps OLS students connect with their community and understand how they can give back to that community and those in need. Students enrolled in the ...more about Shopping for Trail Mix Ingredients
Date posted: November 5, 2018
The last thing I remember was playing a game of Magic the Gathering with my friends Nate and Kyle at school. I did not know exactly where I was either, but a destroyed sign on the fence next to the building suggests that I’m in California. I could hear marching soldiers in the distance which ...more about The Creative Works of Will
Date posted: October 29, 2018
OLS Students enrolled in the Citizenship course are currently studying how the US government works and how each branch functions. In addition to reviewing the various concepts and teaching the inner workings to one another, which allows the information to be more easily understood, the students are learning that advocacy is the key to making ...more about Preparing for a Legislative Forum
Date posted: October 26, 2018
Students enrolled in Cultural Awareness recently each crafted a poem about what makes them who they are. They shared their poems with each other in class to get feedback and created a final draft ready to display at this fall quarter's upcoming Share Night. Students begin their work in Cultural Awareness by looking inward at ...more about Where I Am From Poems
