Rashmi Janakiraman serves as a data collector for the South Carolina Public School Montessori Study. She currently teaches in the Greenville Country School System and is a graduate student in Early Childhood Education at Furman University. She has a degree in computer science and engineering from Madras University and completed her elementary teacher training at Furman University. Rashmi is familiar with many early childhood curriculum models including Project Approach, Montessori, Reggio Emilio, High Scope, and Creative Curriculum. She is keenly aware of the diverse cultural, social, and family backgrounds that influence families from outside of US, especially Asia, and is interested in bringing sustainability initiatives into the primary and elementary classrooms.