Defining Calmecac Xochipilli y Xochiquetzal

Calmecac meaning "line/grouping of houses/buildings" and by extension a scholarly campus) was a school for the noble class of the Aztec / Mexica youth. The students were taught history, music, philosophy, economics, government, arts, rituals ,sciences, discipline, morals and values.

The program's name is inspired by the deity/human essence of Xochipilli (Flower boy/prince) and his counterpart and duality Xochiquetzal (flower quetzal bird) who represent all flowers, medicinal plants, cultural arts, such as music, dance, poetry, painting, games as well as pleasure, love, sexuality, fertility, and beauty. They represent the adolescent’s behavior, energy, beauty, power all youth possess.