Independent Sustainability Projects

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


Adjusting to Distance Learning

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


Zoom Yoga Session with Lexie Harding

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


OLS Student Clubs

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


Group Work on Social Behavior Maps

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



Fun With Science

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


Virtual Ice Breaker

The OLS Bellevue College Office Procedures and Customer Service course students participated in a virtual ice breaker to start off Spring Quarter. A virtual ice breaker can be a game, a quirky activity, a competition, or an exercise that's designed to challenge the way students think, and, in this case, students played a game called ...more about Virtual Ice Breaker


Career Hats

During Winter Quarter, OLS Bellevue College students enrolled in Individual Studies re-examine their career paths through a project called Career Hats. This project helps them explore their chosen careers and what it will take to accomplish their goals. Here are two examples from this year's Career Hat project, by Katelyn and Elly. Why Costco and ...more about Career Hats


Winter Quarter Mock Interviews

Every Winter Quarter the 1st Year OLS Bellevue College students participate in a Mock Interviews. For this activity members from local businesses are recruited to serve as the interviewers. Students prepare by first identifying their dream job, something for which they have a strong interest or passion. In class, students are introduced to what the ...more about Winter Quarter Mock Interviews