Students have been engaged in a lot of fun, hands-on activities this week as they learn about the mysteries and possibilities of outer space. In various classrooms students have learned about constellations, created their own planets, designed replicas of the solar system, and planned expeditions to Mars among other projects. Some students have even “traveled” through outer space!

For more than 30 years, Operation Exploration (OE) has provided students with a summer-time opportunity to expand their learning. This hands-on integrated 12-day program emphasizes accelerated academics, creativity, and higher-level thinking skills.

The Bellevue School District acknowledges that we learn, work, live and gather on the Indigenous Land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land, who have lived and continue to live here, since time immemorial.