Kinokuni Children's Village, a co-educational boarding school, is
the first alternative school authorized by Japanese MIXT (the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology). The school was started in 1992 by Shinichiro Hori
and his company, who were inspired by the works of John
Dewey and A.S.Neill (Summerhill School, England. 1920-present),
opened Kinokuni Children's Village in 1992.

  The school emphasizes children's learning by experiences
and their intellectual, emotional and social development through
living together with others.

More about Children's Village, please see 'Kinokuni Institute of
Educational Research' page. click

Kinokuni Children's Village consists of five schools at two
regions, and two more primary schools are about to start:

Starting April 2009 in Scotland, at the estate Kinokuni took
over from Kilquhanity House School (1940-1997) which was
established and run by John Aitkenhead.