RULA KHANNA

Rula is a second‑generation South Asian American born to Punjabi parents who emigrated from Punjab, India. She grew up bilingual, speaking Punjabi at home while mastering English at school. Her upbringing blended traditional celebrations like Baisakhi, Diwali, and Rakhi with the multicultural vibrancy of Los Angeles. Family values emphasize respect for elders, communal sharing of food, and storytelling through music and folk tales—elements that shape her teaching philosophy. She actively partici

Rula aims to become a lead teacher and later a preschool program director within a multicultural early learning center. She plans to pursue a Master’s in Early Childhood Education with a focus on culturally responsive pedagogy. Over the next five years she wants to develop a community outreach model that connects South Asian families with local schools and, in the long term, she dreams of founding her own inclusive preschool that blends Montessori principles with South Asian storytelling traditi

Rula excels in designing age‑appropriate curricula that weave storytelling, music, and visual arts, and she employs classroom management techniques that foster a safe, inclusive environment. She communicates fluently with parents in both English and Punjabi, integrates educational technology platforms such as Seesaw, ClassDojo, and Google Classroom, conducts observational assessments of child development milestones, adapts lesson plans based on data‑driven insights, coordinates group activities

She enjoys practicing yoga and taking Bollywood dance classes, experimenting with regional Indian cooking—especially Punjabi dishes like sarson da saag and chole bhature—hiking the trails of Griffith Park, volunteering at a community garden, reading contemporary literary fiction and children's picture books for inspiration, photographing urban street art, exploring Los Angeles’s diverse food scene, attending cultural festivals such as Diwali, Holi, and the LA Lotus Festival, and learning basic S