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
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
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
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
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day last week, OLS Bellevue College students in the Critical Thinking Through Science course met virtually for an engaging discussion about Earth Day and what people can do in their everyday lives to help combat climate change and other issues we are facing. Students were also shown ...more about OLS Bellevue College Earth Day Student Discussion
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
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
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
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
OLS Bellevue College students in the Podcasts elective course recently completed their main projects when they visited the Jack Straw Cultural Center to record podcasts they had written during the quarter. Collaborating in two groups, students first chose general topics they wanted to write about: one chose music, the other food. Over the next couple ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Create Original Podcasts