Date posted: December 3, 2020
As news outlets began reporting election results from around the country on November 3rd, second-year students in the OLS News and Daily Living course were busily taking in those numbers. Then at 7:00PM that evening, they gathered online to present their own news coverage in an “Election Night Watch Party” for their fellow students and ...more about OLS Election Night News Coverage
Date posted: November 19, 2020
Students taking Yoga this quarter were given an assignment to find a quiet space within their residence to be a place of comfort, where they can sit, lay down, or stand comfortably. The space had to meet the following parameters: Independent of their school workspaceA place where they can open their minds and be as ...more about A Place of Solitude for the Body, Breath and Mind
Date posted: November 11, 2020
Bitmoji pic of the Controversial Issues course students. Bitmojis created by students and put together by student Katelyn. Students in Controversial Issues had the opportunity to study the evolution of the disability rights movement through the eyes of disability activists and the organizations that lobbied for key civil rights legislation for people with disabilities. Students ...more about Equal Treatment, Equal Access: Raising Awareness About People With Disabilities and Their Struggle for Equal Rights
Date posted: November 10, 2020
The OLS Citizenship class watched the Vice President Debate virtually together on October 7. They watched via YouTube which allowed them to post comments with their opinions about what the candidates said. Course instructors asked questions during the evening about what the students thought about the debate and to discuss how the debate is an ...more about VP Debate Watch Party
Date posted: October 29, 2020
The International Student Association (ISA) at Bellevue College is engaging students virtually this quarter by creating a series of interesting “lunches” surrounding the topics of different world cultures. Our Cultural Awareness courseparticipated in two of these lunches, and students committed to stepping outside their comfort zone to interact virtually with new people in a group setting. ...more about Virtual Lunches With Bellevue College International Student Association
Date posted: October 20, 2020
Three of our courses got to kick off fall quarter with a fun ice breaker to help students learn more about each other'sinterests and strengths and get students out of their comfort zone by exploring new experiences. Students virtually rolled a dice that has a different action on each side: Sing Out LoudBe AdventurousEnjoy the ...more about Start of Quarter Ice Breakers
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: 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: 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
Date posted: April 16, 2020
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
