NPO Tokyo Community School
NPO Tokyo Community School
| July 2004 | School opening event “Dismantling a car with students from Wada Junior High School from Suginami Ward |
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| August 30 2004 | Opening of Tokyo Community School |
| November 2004 | Hosted public debate “English education necessary for children living in a global era” |
| October 2004 | Began exchange with Learn-net Global School |
| November 2005 | Presentation of educational practice “Nurturing the Power to Continue Learning” |
| May 2006 | Open lecture “Pioneering Tomorrow’s Education with Parents who Continue Learning” (Six lectures) |
| May 2005 | Agricultural experience camping in Nagano (5 times) |
| July 2005 | First Mt. Fuji climb |
| January 2006 | Began exchange with Tomohisa Primary School |
| March 2006 | First graduation ceremony |
| July 10 2006 | Obtained NPO status |
| September 2006 | First Sports Day |
| January 2007 | Received JA President’s Award for the “Children’s Farm Net Activity Contest” |
| September 2007 | Salmon tour at Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido |
| November 2007 | Open lecture “From receiving education to creating education” |
| December 2007 | First Miracle Hyper Stage (School concert) |
| October 2008 | First TCS Festival (School Festival) |
| February 2009 | Published book “Tankyu suru Chikara (The Power to Inquire)” |
| June 2009 | First horse camp |
| February 2010 | Open class “Tokyo Private School Organization Seikatsu Research Team Training” |
| June 16 2010 | Accepted as an Authorized NPO by the National Tax Administration Agency (for 5 years until June 2015) |
| November 2010 | Workshop “Inquiring into Inquiry Learning” (9 times) |
| April 2010 | Open dialogue “Learning Jiwajiwa (slowly)” (4 times) |
| July 2011 | First summer camp at Hokuto City in Yamanashi Prefecture |
| December 2012 | Workshop “Inquiring into Inquiry Learning” held in Osaka for the first time |
| October 2013 | Collaborated with Service Grant for “Pro bono sales document making project” |
| March 2014 | TCS Students presented at “Next Generation Education Summit” |
| June 2014 | Workshop “Inquiring into Inquiry Learning” (8 times) |
| August 2014 | Campus moved from Higashi-Koenji to Nakano |
| December 2014 | Nominated for the 3rd edition of “Excellent NPO Grand Award” for organization |
| April 2015 | Obtained Authorized NPO status from Tokyo Metropolitan City |
| April 2015 | Began internships for aspiring educators |
| February 2016 | Joined “Board Match” (An event matching NPOs with prospective employees” for the first time |
| April 2016 | Opening of TCS International Preschool |
| August 2016 | Joined “Shinkoeki Renmei” (Japan Association of New Public) |
| September 2016 | 3rd Floor added to Nakano Campus |
| December 2016 | International exchange program with primary schools in Nepal |
| October 2017 | Focus group “Going beyond conscientious parenting” (“Himajime-kosodate”) |
| November 2017 | Participation in “Edu-Core”, an education-focused expo |
| November 2019 | Establishment of Schooling Choices Tokyo (JP: 東京都フリースクール等ネットワーク（TFN）) ; then-chairperson Kazuyuki Kubo as representative and founder. |
| December 2019 | Second International Cultural Exchange Program with a primary school in Nepal |
| April 2020 | Renewal of Certification as a Non-Profit Organization |
| September 2021 | Yukari Horie becomes the chairperson |
| November 2021 | Establishment of “TQ Boost”, a general incoporated foundation that supports the freedom of choice in schooling |