Our TEAM
Niti Gupta
Founder-Parent & Montessori Guide
Niti is an engineering graduate and MBA from IIT Kharagpur but foremost a mother who found inspiration in her daughter to set-up a Montessori Children’s House. As a trained Montessorian, she is living her passion at Sketches and works directly with children in the learning environments. As the founder-parent at Sketches, she is growing our community of young Montessori learners and is also building a community of like-minded parents who want this truly transformative education for their child.
She worked in corporate HR roles prior to becoming a full time mother and follow her passion to be a Montessorian.
A quote from Dr. Maria Montessori, she finds really inspiring -
“We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.”
Nishant Gupta
Founder-Parent
Advisor
Nishant is an engineering graduate from IIT Delhi. He currently works with a global pharmaceutical company and has held different roles in the pharmaceutical industry with some of the top multinational firms at different locations around the world.
His journey with Montessori education started as a parent looking for the right educational approach for his child. He is the co-founder at Sketches and provides support to help establish Sketches as an exemplary Montessori House of Children.
He holds the position of a trustee at the Indian Montessori Foundation - AMI affiliated society in India. IMF is a pan-India organization working towards expanding Montessori education throughout the country while maintaining its integrity.
Shalini Verma
Montessori Guide
Shalini holds a diploma in Montessori Elementary education for 6-12 years old from Montessori Teacher Education Center, San Francisco Bay Area. She became interested in Montessori approach due to her keen interest in working with children.
She has worked previously with a number of schools in California, US as a Montessori Elementary guide.
A quote from Dr. Montessori she finds deeply inspiring -
"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child."
Rolii Singh
Program Manager
Rolii's role as the program manager involves managing various aspects of school operations and leading parent engagement initiatives. She is a mother of twins and a clinical psychologist. She came across Montessori education while trying to identify an effective pedagogical approach to meet children's needs at different stages of their development.
A quote from Dr. Montessori, she finds really inspiring -
“We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being”
Anjali Malik
Montessori Guide
Anjali is a graduate in science from Delhi university and was associated as a fellow with Teach for India for 2 years where she worked with government schools on implementing an effective learning approach. She pursued her interest to bring about a change in the education system by getting trained in the Montessori pedagogy.
A quote from Dr. Maria Montessori she finds really inspiring -
“The child is truly a miraculous being and this should be felt truly by the educator.”
Homreiya Khangrah
Montessori Guide
Ms. Homreiya is a graduate from Delhi University and holds a diploma in Montessori method of education. She has a caring attitude towards children’s needs and has a strong desire to work with children as a Montessori guide.
A quote from Dr. Montessori she finds really inspiring -
"Now, what really makes a teacher is love for the human child; for it is love that transforms the social duty of the educator into the higher consciousness of a mission."
Pooja Sinha
Operations Lead
Pooja has over 6 years of experience across various roles in operations for different organizations. As Operations lead, she is responsible for managing multiple aspects of school's academic and non-academic operations. She holds a post-graduate degree in computer applications.
A quote from Dr. Montessori she finds deeply inspiring -
"The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”
Archana Gupta
Administration In-charge
Ms. Archana Gupta (a grandparent in our school community) has over 40 years of experience working with young children in schools. As administrative in-charge, she oversees the day-to-day functioning of the school and provides as-needed direction to the entire team at school. Children fondly call her dadi.
A quote from Dr. Montessori, she finds really inspiring -
“Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.”