About The Translation Academy

The Translation Academy was founded to honor all voices in our schools and community. Academy students learn meaningful ways to engage their community using their bilingual skills.

Why Start a Translation Academy at Your School?

Your Academy students will use their first language and English to:

Help Their Community

Use Bilingual Skills to Work Alongside Businesses

Help Newcomers Master English

Mentor New to Country Peers in High School and Elementary

Learn New Communication Skills

Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening in Target Language

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Increase Graduation Rates

Students Set Goals and Engage in their Learning

Improve Attendance

Novelty in the School Day Creates Reasons to Attend

Social Emotional Learning

A Sense of Family, Deeper Friendship and Purpose

Increase School State College and Career Readiness Ratings

Attendance and State Compliance are Met When Students are in School

Improve Their Native Language

Meaningful Reasons to Speak, Read, Listen and Write

New Events

20 Jul, 2023
Making School’s Work Conference
9:00 am - 10:00 am Gaylord Palms, Orlando, Florida
Making School's Work Conference. Join us in Orlando, Florida, July 18-21, 2023, for an unforgettable professional development...
GATESOL 2022 Conference Language at the Heart of Learning

Oct 27, 2022
GATESOL 2022 Conference: Language at the Heart of Learning, Savannah
Savannah, GA
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7:30 am - 4:30 am
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Foreign Language Association of Georgia

Mar 11, 2023
Foreign Language Association of Georgia 2023
Atlanta, GA
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12:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Latest News

Un grupo de alumnos en Georgia ayudan como traductores a quienes no hablan inglés/ A group of students in Georgia help as translators for those who don’t speak English
Such an inspiration’: Dalton Academy’s Translation Academy students visit Park Creek School
Translation Academy bringing ‘culture and communication’ together
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At the beginning of the year I had always wanted to work in the medical field but now I want to be a translator or social worker. I realized that I like helping people and I want to continue doing
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“I truly enjoyed being in the Translation Academy. I am so happy to make other people’s life happier, pulling out a smile. I was too closed with all my peers and working with them and other people made us closer. I
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After the Translation Academy, I am an even better person; a person that cares even more and that wants to help all that I can! I like to be more positive and happy! I start to do more things outside
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“This year has been a blessing. I have enjoyed working with the Newcomers. They often remind me of how I was 10 years ago. I know the feeling they felt when they first entered school. People would wonder why I
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