At Tokyo Shure, each child decide everything which are concerning to oneself. To be free is not to be selfish. Children try to realise own plan. Sometimes, they have to make compromise. They enrich their experiences.
Children make friends among different age groups naturally.
Children and staff members do not have authoritarian relationships. Not conformity nor superficial equality, individual uniqueness is very important here. Every children during compulsory education period are automatically registered at local schools except they register at private schools by themselves. Most of free schools in Japan are not recognized as schools by governments. Then, members of free schools, school refusing children, are studying and playing at free schools, however, they are registered at local governmental schools.