Date posted: December 30, 2019
Students enrolled in Nutrition, Health, and Fitness during fall quarter had a wonderful time making trail mix and delivering it to Camp Unity Eastside, a transitional mobile encampment and self-managed outside community. On a trip to Fred Meyers, students gathered ingredients for the trail mix and spent time in class putting it together. They learned ...more about Trail Mix for Camp Unity
Date posted: December 18, 2019
Students had a lot of fun in the Strength & Fitness elective course this fall. One activity they participated in was a series of circuit training exercises that fit into the components of fitness categories. These categories are muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility. Students do a series of walking or jogging, stair ...more about Circuit Training
Date posted: December 17, 2019
First year students enrolled in our Intro to Communications course this fall hosted the Coffee Social, an annual fall activity put together by the students to help them practice the new communication skills they learn in the course. Students invite fellow OLS students, faculty, staff, and members of the community to stop by for light ...more about 2019 Coffee Social
Date posted: December 11, 2019
Please join us in welcoming Andrew Pettersson to OLS Bellevue College as the new Internship Program Manager. Andrew brings over eight years of experience working in disability employment services, and is excited to bring his knowledge and expertise to the OLS program. Andrew holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in History from the University of Washington. ...more about OLS Bellevue College Welcomes New Internship Program Manager
Date posted: December 11, 2019
In their third year of the OLS program, students take the Self-Determination in the Workplace course which seeks to help them expand their job interview skills. In addition to providing them important information and practice for future job interviews, the skills they acquire in this course will help in their final year at OLS when ...more about Proof of Strengths
Date posted: December 11, 2019
Students enrolled in Mindfulness got to engage in some nostalgia this quarter by playing a classic game that took many of them back to their childhood: Memory. But instead of matching pictures, students were matching elements of mindfulness with their definition. In addition to being a great way to review for their final, it was ...more about Memory: Elements of Mindfulness
Date posted: December 11, 2019
It's not every day you get the chance to meet the CEO of a company and speak directly to them about your questions and concerns, but that's just what two of our students recently got the opportunity to do with the CEO of Sound Transit, Peter Rogoff. On Wednesday, November 13, Edward and Cassidy met ...more about Lunch With Sound Transit CEO
Date posted: December 9, 2019
Our students had a great time making plarn this quarter with the RISE Institute. Plarn is yarn made from plastic bags and is used to create bed rolls by knitting the plarn (a process known as plarning). This was a great opportunity for OLS students to discuss the social problem of housing insecurity in their ...more about The Impact of Plarn
Date posted: December 9, 2019
4th year students had their 3rd and final round of mock interviews on November 20. It was a great opportunity for the students to practice interviewing for future jobs and the internships they start next quarter. Each student completed two face-to-face interviews with two of the nine local business professionals who volunteered for the event. ...more about Day of Mock Interviews
Date posted: December 9, 2019
In our Intro to Computers course, students learn to navigate a variety of programs including Microsoft Word. One of the activities students do to put their new Word skills to the test is creating a flier. Students pick an upcoming event for their families to use in the flier, and they include all the important ...more about Creating a Flier in Word
