PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley elementary school is taking classroom lessons into the virtual world.

Don Neville’s classroom at Villa De Paz Elementary is unlike any other. “I wish I had this when I was a kid,” Neville said. He uses virtual-reality technology to teach lessons.

One example he showed Arizona’s Family was a lesson that complements a science class. “This basically replaces wet labs,” Neville said. “Students still do the research in the classroom, but when they come here they kind of play a game that’s a science experiment.”

The Prendergast Elementary School District is using the virtual-reality technology with the help of Arizona State University and its partner Dreamscape.

“Do you think you’ve learned more about animals since you joined this class?” reporter Steven Sarab

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