Room To Grow

Room to Grow is located at 2100 B Sollans Road on Hornby Island, British Columbia. The historic site is situated near the junction of Central and Sollans Roads and consists of a locally designed and built school building from the 1980s.

Room to Grow has significant heritage value in the context of Hornby Island history and culture. Constructed by the community in 1980 with donated funds, materials, and labour, the Room to Grow building embodies Hornby Island's spirit of independence, volunteerism, and artistic creativity. Room to Grow is located on Community School property near the junction of Central and Sollans Roads and the original site of the Old Schoolhouse, Hornby Island's first public school building. Room to Grow's history is intertwined with the Hornby Island Educational Society (HIES), which was first established in 1980 to oversee the building's construction and long-term care. The building is crafted in the hand-built Hornby tradition.

Room to Grow's character-defining elements are:

- Central location at the corner of Central and Sollans Roads

- Vernacular/local art and architecture

- Public accessibility.