These free non-formal primary schools known as Bandhan Education Centres provide complimentary school kits and focus on classroom learning, attendance, and extra-curricular activities. These centres provide underprivileged children the opportunity to study and practise cultural activities, giving them a chance to build a strong foundation for themselves. The children acquire good reading, writing and numerical skills. They learn sports and participate in cultural programmes. These cultural programmes are organised every year at the Annual Day function. The performance of children range from songs, dances, recitation, short plays – either in solo or in groups.  Annual sport events are also arranged to encourage the children to participate in activities other than studies. The local authorities, elites of the village, community members and parents are cordially invited to grace such events. A big turnout is seen at these events and this serves as a great encouragement to the children. These activities lead to character building of the child and bring to the forefront their talents in their respective areas of creativity. The schools also celebrate important occasions like Independence Day, Teachers’ Day, World Environment Day and conducts sit-and-draw competitions and the like – on such occasions.

The children enjoy the learning process and most of them excel in their studies by obtaining good grades. The children then are mainstreamed by securing admission in formal schools.