OWEGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - A local school is taking its learning outdoors.

Port Dickinson Elementary officially introduced its new Outdoor Learning Center on Wednesday.

Located behind the school, the center includes a pond area, which serves as a walk-through nature preserve, and a building that acts as a flexible learning space for students.

Guests were invited to take a tour of the center and walk around the pond.

Chenango Valley Central School District Superintendent Larry Dake says the center highlights the district's continued focus on interactive, hands-on learning.

"This site really allows us to have an outdoor space for our students to take their science learning and other learning right outside and really expand upon what they're learning in the classroom and take it to an env

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