Its educational policy was revolutionary; it encouraged self-education, recognized thorough student autonomy, adopted coeducation system, and had no examinations (instead paper work), no school regulations, and no penalties.
自学を重視し、大幅な生徒自治、男女共学、無試験（レポート制）、無規則、無処罰等、革新的な教育活動を試みた。