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After-School Street Hockey Program Inspires a New Generation of Players
An innovative new street hockey program invited many Burien elementary students to pick up a hockey stick for the first time, and even after the final tournament, some still don’t want to put it down.
Summer Camps Return to Burien Community Center
The return of Burien’s popular summer camps provided outdoor recreation, field trips, and learning opportunities for local children and teens.
Community Shares Their Strategies and Stories to Shape Burien’s Future
Results of this planning effort will guide policymaking, operational plans, and budgets for the next twenty years.
Learning Science through Dance: Innovative Dance Program Gets Kids Moving
This fall, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services staff will be working with the Pacific Northwest Ballet to expand the Dance to Learn program into four Burien schools.
When the School Day Ends, These Programs Keep Youth Active and Engaged
The programs are run by recreation leaders hired by the City of Burien who have experience working with youth in a recreation setting. Many of the recreation leaders were participants in the same afterschool programs when they were students.
Community Shapes Vision for Burien 2044
City staff and consultants gathered feedback through 21 online and in-person events, online surveys and maps, and small stakeholder groups.
Your City at Work: Improving the Lives of Youth in Our Community
The City offers many youth programs, helping kids reconnect to others after a long two years of isolation at home.
Outdoor Explorers Program Brings More Kids to Summer Camp
Burien’s Outdoor Explorers program, funded by the “No Child Left Inside” state grant program, provided eight weeks of free summer camp experience for 58 middle schoolers in Seahurst Park this past summer.
“Shape Your City” Invites Community to Help Re-imagine Long-term Future of Burien
The City of Burien is re-imagining the long-term future of our city through a coordinated planning effort called “Shape Your City”.
Burien Forward Together
For the past two years, the City of Burien has leveraged federal stimulus funding through the CARES Act and partnered with local nonprofits, community leaders, and government agencies to deliver direct relief to our community, helping Burien move forward together through the COVID-19 pandemic.