[1] As a practitioner of the Sudbury Model, the Fairhaven School uses a form of democratic education in which students individually decide what to do with their time and learn as a by-product of ordinary experience rather than through classes or a standard curriculum.

[2] Every Wednesday, the school holds a meeting in which major decisions, such as electing staff and approving the budget, are voted on.

[citation needed] There is a Daily Judicial Committee that meets to address grievances and give consequences to students who break rules.

There is a yearly election for law clerks who act as overseers for the smooth functioning of the Judicial Committee and Not Guilty trials in School Meetings.

After a report has been approved, the Judicial Committee decides whether to charge any individuals with breaking school rules stated in the Law Book.

A new corporation or committee may be chartered at any time, given enough student support and a favorable School Meeting vote.