WILMINGTON, DE — Vasco Electronics is expanding its role in education through an ongoing partnership with Second Mile Education, donating real-time translation devices to schools to help bridge language gaps in increasingly multilingual classrooms.
The initiative aims to improve communication among educators, students, and families at a time when more than one in five students in the United States speaks a language other than English at home. By serving as Second Mile’s official translation partner, Vasco is positioning its technology as a tool for educational access and family engagement.
“Language should never limit a student’s access to learning or a family’s participation in their child’s education,” said Maciej Góralski, founder and chief executive officer of Vasco Electronics. He said the partnership is designed to help schools create environments where students and parents can fully engage regardless of language.
Vasco’s devices provide real-time voice, text, and photo translation in more than 100 languages, enabling smoother communication during classroom instruction, parent-teacher conferences, and school events. The photo translation feature can also read translated documents aloud, allowing families to understand school forms, notices, and other written materials more easily.
The company recently introduced its most advanced device to date, the Vasco Translator Q1, which features instant translation and an Automatic Mode that translates conversations seamlessly in real time without requiring users to manually switch speakers. Vasco said the device has shown particular promise in educational settings by supporting classroom comprehension, social development, and stronger connections between schools and families.
“This partnership is about the future of our students,” said Angela Whitford-Narine, chief executive officer of Second Mile Education. She said improved cross-language communication helps build confidence, collaboration, and learning opportunities, especially for students preparing for career-focused programs.
Vasco has already donated translation devices to three Second Mile schools in Florida, with plans to expand the partnership to additional locations. Company and school leaders said the effort goes beyond a simple donation, framing it as a step toward ensuring language differences do not become barriers to academic success or family involvement.
As schools nationwide face growing linguistic diversity, the partnership highlights how technology is increasingly being deployed to close communication gaps and strengthen ties between educators and the communities they serve.
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