While the history of our "US" building precedes the Civil War, few may know that it began as The Arsenal. When Palladio International was being designed our founders decided to examine this history and name metaphysically... no surprise here! Dr. Prof. Rene Renard (Doc Ray as she is fondly known to US students) goes on to inform, " Our Founders felt that in a very real way Palladio International's constitution and mission refer to the ways many human beings have simply evolved from using a physical 'arming' to activating our spiritual/emotional arming. We consciously practice The Principles and a curriculum that activates our Power of Twelve. Since the word arsenal would refer to things, and our school refers to people ... middle school people developing diverse internal powers of thought and vision... founders dialogued until the word 'armory' agreed with everyone present. (Voila...WE are where we store and cultivate such 'armor.') Thus, our students become in a very real sense 'armed'...thus, our word choice ARMORY."
(Interview with DocRay, 11/3/10, in The Children's Garden, by Roan Nievey 2ndYearUS)
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