MAMAKO Information

MAMAKO is a classroom language support tool for international and bilingual schools. In every multilingual classroom, the same moment repeats: a student understands the topic, has done the reading, then misses one academic word — and the next ten minutes of the lesson go past them. MAMAKO closes that gap. A teacher starts a live session and teaches normally. MAMAKO transcribes their speech in real time, lets students tap any unfamiliar word for translation in their home language, builds a personal Word Bank from real classroom moments, and turns each lesson into summary notes and flashcards by the time the bell rings. What we are: Live transcription of English-medium classroom instruction On-tap translation in each student's home language — Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Spanish, and more Personal Word Banks that build academic vocabulary from real classroom speech AI-generated study materials drawn from each lesson, ready before the bell rings Who we're built for: International schools, bilingual schools, and EAL/ESL programs across East Asia and beyond. Our sharpest fit is secondary education — middle school, high school, and IB Diploma programs — where academic English moves faster than multilingual students can keep up with in real time. Built by a teacher, not a captioning company: MAMAKO was started by Logan Shaffer, an English Department Head currently teaching at an international school in Asia. The product is designed around how a lesson actually runs — not retrofitted from a meeting captioning tool. Now accepting applications for our 2026-27 pilot: We're partnering with a small cohort of international and bilingual schools for a free pilot during the 2026-27 academic year. Anyone connected to your school can apply — Head of School, Curriculum Director, EAL Coordinator, Department Head, classroom teacher, or even parents. Apply at mamako.app/pilot