text: I Can concept could spread from Comox Valley to other school districts – Comox Valley Record
  I Can has taken a firm hold in a number of Comox Valley schools — and it may expand to other districts next year.
  "I've been talking about this with people in Port Alberni and Chemainus and Qualicum and that, and so there's interest out there, it's just a matter of finding a way in," he says. "We're trying to mindful of letting things kind of unfold with people's curiosity…
  David and Huband Park's vice principal Catherine Manson, who was also involved with I Can from the start, presented on the initiative to the Comox Valley Board of Education a couple of weeks ago, noting its history the possibility of its further growth.
  David notes I Can leaders in the Comox Valley are still trying to figure out what that relationship may look like, but to him, it means bringing global awareness to Comox Valley students.
  "Like being able to recognize that you're a part of something bigger than the Comox Valley, that kids on the other side of the planet are thinking the same way, and trying to wrap their heads around real world problems," he explains.
  Trustees and district staff responded warmly to the presentation, and superintendent Sherry Elwood offered support as the initiative grows.
  "We went there just to share our stories and left there feeling really pumped," recalls David.
  An I Can showcase is scheduled near the end of May at Queneesh school, which is designed for students to show what projects they've done, meet students from other schools and see what other kids have done.
  As well, David, Manson and other district representatives will attend a project-based learning conference in Napa, Calif., in June where Sethi will be a keynote speaker.
  David notes the initiative seems to have made a big impact on kids regarding what they do for others and themselves.
  "It started out as a social responsibility kind of thing, and then I think that's a big anchor in all this, but it's also about — you can't be socially responsible without being personally responsible," he says. "And then the other bit is the academic piece — we want the kids to feel that their lives have meaning and purpose and that part of that is looking after yourself and looking after others."