Our Team

Arindita comes with a multi-disciplinary work experience of thirteen years, eleven of which she has spent working with children. After graduating in Mass Media and Mass Communication from Delhi University and doing a Certificate Course in Film Appreciation from Seagull Art and Media Resource Centre, Kolkata, she did her stints in media production, documentary filmmaking, book-publishing, event management and social development only to find her true calling in engaging with children and youth. Her journey began with conducting art and theatre workshops for children with special needs. She went on to get a Diploma in Experiential Education and Practices, an Advanced Diploma in Professional Training and Behavioural Management, and a Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.). She worked as an experiential facilitator and trainer for eight years during which she facilitated over 250 programs with schools across India as lead program designer and facilitator for outbound programs to USA, Bhutan, China, Mauritius and Egypt, adventure and creative facilitation camps in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. She has also been an expressive arts facilitator at PYE Global Network’s Power of Hope Camp at Whidbey Island (USA).

Arindita is a graduate in Mass Media and Mass Communication from Delhi University. She has a BEd, a Diploma in Experiential Education and Practices, an Advanced Professional Diploma in Training and Behavioural Management, and a Certificate in Film Appreciation. She has been an expressive arts facilitator at PYE Global Network’s Power of Hope program for adolescent youth (USA). Arindita is also the co-founder of a not for profit organisation that works for the empowerment of the Adivasi community of Assam, and has prior professional experience in the field of media production, documentary filmmaking, book publishing, event management, travel and outdoor adventure, and expressive arts for people with diverse needs. She has been working with children since 2007. She believes that Pebble Creek’s strength comes from its earnest people, and she aims to strengthen collaborations, create smooth flow of communication, and build upon the diversity in the community to bring valuable exposure to our children’s lives. Witnessing the children imbibe the spirit of empathy, compassion and inquiry as they grow, keeps her motivated day in and day out.

Besides her work as a Vice Principal and Middle and Secondary School teacher, Arindita facilitates Expressive Arts and Theatre at Pebble Creek. Her introduction to visual art has its roots in her childhood; she learned how to draw and paint from her father. Besides that, watching and helping her father make sign boards as his part-time vocation, she received hands-on experience of calligraphy at home. During her graduation in Delhi University, she was actively involved in the Fine Arts and Theatre Societies of the college, production designing and performing alternative theatre in various cities across India. Her initial work with art and theatre started in 2007 conducting workshops for neurodivergent children which was followed by many youth leadership programmes in Delhi NCRl. She also facilitated at Power of Hope Camp at Whidbey Island (USA) organised by PYE (Partners for Youth Empowerment) whose focus is to unleash the creative potential of young people through the creative community model. At Pebble Creek, Arindita’s focus with various arts is to build a creative community by offering a safe space for self-expression and exploration.

After her graduation in Economics and a PG Diploma in Public Relations, she earned a rich experience in Hospitality, Banking and Healthcare industries before she heard her calling for Education. She stepped into the field of Education with her Montessori 3-6 Diploma from AMI, the Netherlands followed by a BEd and an MEd.

She set up Pebble Creek Montessori House of Children in 2005 which organically branched out to Pebble Creek High Montessori School in 2008 and Pebble Creek Life School in 2012. In 2020, she laid the foundation of Indah Erdkinder in Lingapur where adolescents will learn about life, and engage in a wide range of academic disciplines by living and working in a farm.

She believes in the shortest quote of Dr. Maria Montessori “Believe in the child”, and that if observed carefully, every single child will show their true potential. With her passion for Montessori education and a dream to have a school with no boundaries, she walks into the school with joy each day. She finds herself often engrossed in thinking, dreaming and imagining; these have helped her pave the path for the schools so far. She loves reading Montessori philosophy and short articles on education, fiction, discussions, creating educational materials, gardening, sewing, painting and knitting.

Shurobi Hindocha is a Mass Communications and English Literature graduate. She has many years of freelance and full-time experience in Language Skills Assessment, Content Writing, Communications Training and Operations and Management, along with experience working with a few NGOs/NPOs. She found her calling in Education, Montessori and has a Diploma in 3 to 6 years and 6 to 12 years, Primary and Elementary Diplomas from AMI, the Netherlands. She holds a B.Ed. Degree and a Diploma in Experiential Education and Practice. She has been in the field of education for over 13 years, and is particularly interested in Learning and Developmental Science.

As a parent and an Educator, she strongly believes that learning comes naturally to all children and it is the ‘everyday experiences and moments in life that have the greatest potential and also equal if not more impact than academics and skill building, on the overall development and wellbeing of children. She enjoys writing, dance, music, handcrafts like weaving, crochet and pottery, photography, poetry, and philosophy.