The 7th annual Jake Agna Award was presented to Edmunds Middle School 8th grader, Binod Sarki, on October 4 in front of a crowd of peers, volunteers, staff, and a wonderful group of “fans” – teachers from Edmunds Middle School and Integrated Arts Academy. “Since day one,” Director Dave Besserer says, "He is one of the first people to

Kids on the Ball  tennis started seventeen years ago fueled by Jake Agna’s passion for making tennis accessible to all children. Through King Street Center, generous support from the philanthropic community, and help from dozens of volunteers and assistant instructors, this program has enabled thousands of school-children to gain access to tennis in their physical education classes, in public

    Wow! What a day. Hundreds of King Street Center friends and fans made August 26 a very special experience. See King of the Court photos here and Backyard Classic pictures here! We are so grateful to Dealer.com and Burlington Tennis Club for generously hosting a fun day of tennis followed by fantastic dinner & lawn games. Together

A team of young journalists are writing & producing a weekly newsletter at King Street Center this summer. We thought you might like to see some of their musings! They highlight a staff member each week, celebrate something special about their peers, and share some brainteasers and puzzlers to keep your mind sharp. Enjoy! They love that Nihad "Aways

By Deena Murphy, Education Director Blend, flow, respect, grace, balance, compassion. These are some of the ideals that inspire students of the ancient art of Aikido. For the past several months, seven King Street students have been training at Champlain Valley Aikido, and after much time, work and perseverance, have earned their yellow belts. Each week, these students have walked from

The sun shone on King Street Center golfers, June 26, at Burlington Country Club. We are so grateful to the teams who took time out of their busy schedules for some friendly competition for a great cause! 2017 Results Gross Winner, 1st Place, Fair Point Communications:Nate Demar, Shayne Bocash, Pete Bocash, Dave Handy Gross Winner, 2nd Place, Donahue

Leadership Champlain is a program offered to local business, government, and non-profit leaders by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. King Street Center submitted an application for one of their teams to conduct a community assessment of the need/feasibility of weekend programs moving forward. Through surveys, focus groups, and individual conversations, this group of volunteers is helping us to

King Street Center's long-time Preschool Lead Teacher, Heather Benoit is "retiring" after a long career of teaching and nurturing young learners. She's had an immensely positive influence on the hundreds of children who grew up in her classroom here at King Street and in her previous teaching positions. Heather was honored as "Early Educator of the Year" in 2006

Vicky Smith is thrilled to announce that Eric Ode is the most recent addition to the King Street Center Board of Directors and will continue to serve on  the Finance Committee after being an ad hoc member over this past year.  "I couldn't be more excited to welcome Eric's energy and expertise to our Board of Directors. He's incredibly