We recently caught up with Chris, OLS Class of 2019, and we are so excited to share that he completed Railroad Conductor Training in July 2020 through Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. "I learned the many different aspects of the railroad industry from the types of railroad operations (e.g., CTC, ABS, TWC) and knowing how to handle certain situations ...more about OLS Alumni Earns Railroad Conductor Certificate
Students enrolled in Music Appreciation participated in a fun activity sharing instruments during class. The students were tasked with finding the Instrument they wanted to share. Some students used Instruments they had as children, others chose to make an instrument. Our goal for this activity was to create sound and rhythm using instruments and for ...more about Instrument Share Activity
In the elective course “Podcasts," students learn the steps that go into making these audio programs by listening to a variety of professional podcasts and then writing a few of their own. Fiction is as popular a genre in podcasting as it is for movies and books. Stories told through sound alone are like a ...more about See What I Hear: OLS Students Visualize a Podcast
Please join us in congratulating the students in our Critical Thinking Through Writing course for winning the Bellevue College Martin Luther King Essay Writing Contest, sponsored by the Asian Pacific Island Student Association, Black Student Union, International Student Association, El Centro Latino, LGBTQ Resource Center, Arab Culture Student Association and BC Association of Veterans. Here ...more about OLS Students Win MLK Essay Writing Contest
The Nutrition, Health, and Fitness course focuses on overall wellness and the application of healthy living practices. Throughout the quarter, students actively participate in events that demonstrate skills and knowledge in maintaining healthy lifestyle choices. The class has recently been learning about how teeth are affected by what we drink. The eggshell is very similar to the enamel ...more about An Egg-cellent Experiment
OLS students taking Introduction to Computers this quarter celebrated OLS Community Day with Raymona Baldwin of the Disability Resource Center. Raymona shared an informative presentation introducing students to the DRC, what it was for, and how it could serve them as Bellevue College students. Some of the many useful topics highlighted included: Universal Design General ...more about Intro to Computers Community Day
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
At OLS, we are always bringing awareness of disability pride every quarter with our students in one form or another. October is Disability Pride Month at Bellevue College, and students in our Intro to Communications and Controversial Issues in the Workplace courses celebrated in a couple different ways. Controversial Issues in the Workplace Students in ...more about OLS Students Celebrate BC Disability Pride Month
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
