Date posted: April 3, 2025
During Winter Quarter 2025, the students in the OLS Computer Applications in the Workplace course visited the Bellevue College XR Lab for their Community Activity. Throughout the quarter students studied advanced elements of the Microsoft Office Suite—particularly Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel—to gain tech skills that are often needed in the workplace. To see a more ...more about OLS Students Explore BC XR Lab
Date posted: March 13, 2025
During our winter quarter, Individual Study students had the unique opportunity to tour and gain hands-on experience at the Health Sciences, Education & Wellness Institute at Bellevue College. Students delved into the world of healthcare, discovering a variety of career paths. In the nursing skills lab, they got to try out ultrasound equipment, immerse themselves ...more about OLS Students Tour BC Health Sciences, Education, and Wellness Institute
Date posted: February 20, 2025
Procedural writing is a challenge for many people because it often involves laying out steps for a task that we either already know, have seen a final product of, or that our brains fill in the blanks for us based on experience. In their Critical Thinking Through Writing course, OLS Bellevue College students teamed up ...more about OLS Students Learn Importance of Procedural Writing
Date posted: January 8, 2025
During Fall Quarter, the students in the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Mindfulness course studied focusing on how to be aware of the present moment, to use their breath to reset their nervous system when feeling anxious or stressed, and how to do small steps to be kind to themselves and others. Students ...more about The Impact of Small Acts of Kindness
Date posted: December 19, 2024
This fall, OLS Bellevue College (OLSBC) students in the Self-Determination in the Workplace course stepped into the role of interviewers, experiencing the other side of an interview for the first time. This course focuses on key workplace skills, including understanding coworker dynamics, workplace social norms, and the rights and laws that protect employees. Through this ...more about Self-Determination Class Turns the Tables on Interviewing
Date posted: December 10, 2024
The OLS Bellevue College (OLSBC) course made a visit to an exhibit at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center in Seattle, called "A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation." The humor is intentional, but the topic is a serious one: Improving public health in poor countries is a major ...more about OLSBC Environment Course Visit Gates Foundation Discovery Center Exhibit
Date posted: November 14, 2024
This fall, the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Exercise for Fitness class met to walk to Robinswood Park in Bellevue for their Community Activity. This park is unique because you can walk around the greenspace, take in the fall colors and visit the ducks at the pond. It also has an area in ...more about OLSBC Students Exercise in Robinswood Park
Date posted: October 17, 2024
The Occupational & Life Skill Bellevue College (OLSBC) Intro to Computers students have been busy this quarter discussing life before the Internet. To help them dive deeper into this topic, they completed a research project and presented their findings to the class. Collaborating as a group, students worked as a team to choose an article ...more about OLS Bellevue College Research Life Before the Internet
Date posted: October 17, 2024
This fall, Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) students experienced Bellevue College’s eighth annual Japan Week, a series of events presented by the BC Japanese Culture Exchange Club which celebrates Japanese culture and history.In every OLSBC course, students take part in a community activity directly related to their coursework. The goal of community activities ...more about OLS Students Attend Japan Week at Bellevue College
Date posted: June 11, 2024
Written by: Aidan, third year student in the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program. In April, the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Environment and Our Community course participated in a community activity at the University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute – where new energy technology is being developed and tested. The ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Visit Clean Energy Institute
