Date posted: October 5, 2020
We kicked off Fall Quarter 2020 with a giveaway for OLS students to win some OLS goods. Students submitted photos of themselves at their workstations and let us know how their first week of classes went. Congratulations to our winner, Dan, a first year student! He will be getting his package of goods soon. "The ...more about First Week of Fall Quarter Contest
Date posted: September 24, 2020
We are thrilled to announce OLS Bellevue College has been named one of the Top Ten Colleges for Students With Special Needs by CEOWorld Magazine. Applications for the 2021-22 academic year will be released October 1, and our first Information Session is October 6. Register today to start your journey towards becoming an OLS student! ...more about OLS Bellevue College Named Top 10 College for Students With Special Needs
Date posted: July 2, 2020
First year OLS Bellevue College students completed their year-end culminating project, the Dream Print presentation, for their Self Determination course. In class, they worked on the creation of a Powerpoint presentation where they discussed their good experiences, dreams, goals, strengths, and hopes for the future. They did this in the context of assignments that led ...more about Dream Print Presentations
Date posted: June 17, 2020
Part of our Environment & Our Community course curriculum is participation in a sustainability/community project. Usually students gather at a local park and work together on a project throughout the quarter. Because our students are unable to gather due to COVID-19 restrictions, we had to be a little more creative this quarter. Students worked independently ...more about Independent Sustainability Projects
Date posted: May 28, 2020
When the Covid-19 crisis hit, OLS students were suddenly thrown into distance learning. They quickly had to find ways to adjust and cope with the reality of learning in a completely new and, to many, foreign environment. The fourth year students were asked to reflect on adjusting to distance learning. Specifically, they were asked to ...more about Adjusting to Distance Learning
Date posted: May 12, 2020
On Wednesday, April 29, the Yoga class got to mix things up by participating in a yoga session with Lexie Harding, a yoga instructor from Tennessee who has been teaching group and private classes the past seven years. Lexie graduated from YogaWorks in 2012 and will complete her 300-hour teacher training program this fall. Throughout ...more about Zoom Yoga Session with Lexie Harding
Date posted: May 7, 2020
Looking for something fun to do with your fellow OLS students? Come join an OLS Student Club! Learn a new skill, show off your talents, or just come for the fun! These clubs are open to all current OLS students. OLS Open Mic: Wednesdays @ 1PM Share your creative talents with other OLS students - ...more about OLS Student Clubs
Date posted: May 6, 2020
Even though classes are being conducted online, OLS group work continues! Using Microsoft Teams, instructors can assign students a group and through the same platform students are able to work together virtually, allowing students to share their work and projects with one another. In our Healthy Relationships course, students work on learning expected and unexpected ...more about Group Work on Social Behavior Maps
Date posted: April 30, 2020
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day last week, OLS Bellevue College students in the Critical Thinking Through Science course met virtually for an engaging discussion about Earth Day and what people can do in their everyday lives to help combat climate change and other issues we are facing. Students were also shown ...more about OLS Bellevue College Earth Day Student Discussion
Date posted: April 23, 2020
Students enrolled in the OLS Bellevue College Critical Thinking Through Science course have been having a great time with some hands-on science. The first day of the quarter began with their instructor Mark Waldstein showing them a few experiments that can be done using some simple home ingredients. Here's an example of refraction using a ...more about Fun With Science
