Directorship Handing Over Ceremony


Full Ceremony Video Below


The Ceremony in pictures


The Student Council escorts Fr. Paul & Fr. Santy to the gathering


Fr. Paul, Fr. Santy & Br. Gilbert are welcomed


The GASOrchestra & GASChorus perform Karl Jenkins' Adiemus (from Songs of Sanctuary)






Sr. Veronica Lepcha SJC leads the gathering in prayer 
followed by the gathering singing Jacques Sevin SJ's Prayer For Generosity


The Assistant Director & outgoing Principal, Virgil Vihaan Sequeira emcees the event


Fr. Paul lights the candles


Fr. Santy lights the candles


Monica Mothay, our seniormost lady teacher garlands Fr. Paul with a Phago Rip Sa Lyaak


Fr. Paul addresses the gathering as the outgoing Director


Vivian Yonzone, our seniormost male teacher garlands Fr. Paul with a Phago Rip Sa Lyaak


Fr. Santy accepts a violin from our outgoing Director, Fr. Paul as a symbol of the core of our mission at Gandhi Ashram School - Music as a tool for transformation



Fr. Santy accepts the portrait of our dear founder Fr. McGuire and the holy cross, from our Assistant Director, Virgil Vihaan Sequeira and School Coordinator, Sr. Veronica Lepcha SJC from the Management Team, as a symbol of our committment to Fr. McGuire’s dream as well as the Church and the Society of Jesus inspired by the teachings of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ and the ideals of St. Ignatius of Loyola



Fr. Santy accepts books and a laptop from our Teacher Mentors & Discipline Prefects, Jerome Tamang and Rosa Kumai from the School Core Committee as a symbol of our focus on foundational skills and lifelong learning



Fr. Santy accepts a conductor’s baton and a paintbrush from our Music Coordinator and Visual Arts Facilitator, Prajal Pradhan and Norzet Sitling from the Music and the Arts Team as a symbol of the power of music to bring our children together to create something beautiful and the opportunity that art gives them to express their innermost emotions and feelings



Fr. Santy accepts a medicinal plant and a flowering plant from our Health Coordinator and Community Coordinator, Christina Lepcha and Binita Mothey from the Health & Community Team as a symbol of our consistent support to improve the health and overall wellbeing of every single child and their families


Fr. Santy accepts a Ladel and a sickle from our Administrator and Cook, Br. Gilbert Lepcha SJ and Jerad Lepcha from the Support Team as a symbol of the high value we give to labour and service for the common good



Fr. Santy accepts a model of a house and a Phago Rip Sa Lyaak from the President and Secretary of the Parent Guardian Council, Roshna Lepcha and Josephine Lepcha as a symbol of our oneness with the local community, culture and nature.



Fr. Santy accepts a school t-shirt and the school logo from our School Representatives of the Student Council, Somchur Lepcha and Raj Chettri as a symbol of the identity and aspirations of our children. The House Logos represent the powerful Teesta, the bright sunny days of Kalimpong, the Majestic Kanchenjunga and the four strings of the Violin - pushing us to have energy, spirit, vigour and determination, In Harmony within ourselves, the community, nature and the divine


Fr. Santy accepts a globe from our Volunteer Lara Schoenemann and Alumnus, Pranay Dhamala as a symbol of the international nature of our school and the impact that our alumni have created, bridging the world through music


Fr. Santy addresses the gathering as the Director & Principal



Fr. Santy is escorted to the Principal's Office by the Management Team










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