Occasionally, the students are taken out for exposure programs. At present the Gandhi Ashram has an enrollment of about 258 students. After class eight, while remaining as an integral part of the extended Gandhi Ashram family, the students are sent to other well established schools in Kalimpong town where they continue their education and complete their board examinations in ICSCE and ISC. We have a small boarding that houses about 35 boys and girls attending those other schools. From the first three batches the students of Gandhi Ashram have gone on to enroll themselves in colleges & universities such as Loyola College, Chennai; Viswa Bharati University, Shanti Niketan; St Joseph's College, Darjeeling; and professional institutions like the Holy Family School of Nursing; and Hospitality.
In order to harness the energy of the children and keep them focused on their academics, music has been introduced into the school's curriculum. Children are trained to play the string instruments - the violin, the viola, and the cello from grade one. The school has its own string orchestra that specializes in orchestral and chamber music from the Western classical tradition as well as Indian and local folk music. For the school to achieve its aims, a much longer school day than usual is needed. Two meals a day are provided in the school. Classes in English, Nepali, mathematics, science, social sciences, and art are taught in addition to obligatory classes in music.
