Ayman Malik was born in New York and raised in the Northern Virginia area where she completed all of her schooling. Ayman spent the last year as a substitute teacher and administrator at an Islamic elementary and junior high school in Flushing, New York. She earned her Early Childhood Education Certification while still attending high school, where she worked with preschool-aged kids. She has worked with elementary and middle school children since graduating high school. Ayman is working on completing her Bachelor’s Degree at Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University. Ayman enjoys working with children and believes that in teaching them she has learned a lot of life lessons, including patience. She is very excited for her first year at Pearls Academy.