Is that a centipede? This is how it’s done at Mountain School: One pair of happy, grubby, fifth-grade paws at a time. Multiply by 2,800 kids from 53 schools this year alone, stir, and enjoy.

Junior Appalachian Musicians teaches good ol' mountain music to kids. The musical culture of Southwest Virginia is steeped in appalachian instruments like the banjo, fiddle and duclimer.