Tantasqua Music Association, US

Located in Sturbridge, Mass., Burgess Elementary School is operated by the Tantasqua Regional School District and serves more than 800 students in prekindergarten through grade six. Its academic courses include English, social studies, physical education, science, art, music, health, computer technology, library media classes and foreign languages. It provides various facilities, such as a library media center, a more than 20-station Macintosh computer laboratory, multipurpose cafeteria, gymnasiums, counseling center and playing fields. The school s media center catalog is automated, networked and accessible from its classrooms. The school s classrooms are connected to the Internet and the local cable television station. Additionally, it offers an enrichment program, small-group remedial reading and math instruction, the Wilson Reading Program, speech and language classes and programs for students with multiple disabilities.