School Support for Foreign Parents and Supporters

Turn School Letters into to-do lists.

School Letter Helper is a support app for foreign parents that organizes difficult school communications into easy Japanese, native translations, deadlines, items to bring, and reply templates.

We do not recommend entering child names, school names, or addresses in the beta version.

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School Trip Notice

Please submit the participation consent form to the homeroom teacher by June 12. On the day, please bring a water bottle and a hat for heatstroke prevention, and prepare rain gear in case of rain.

To-do Tasks 3 Items
  • Check deadline (June 12)
  • Prepare items (Water bottle, hat, rain gear)
  • Draft a reply to the teacher

Problems

Reading school announcements alone can be a heavy burden.

Difficult Language

School-specific expressions, long texts, and complex handout rules are hard to understand.

Easy to Miss Deadlines

Submission dates, payments, items to bring, and reply deadlines are buried in the text.

Unsure How to Reply

It is difficult to think of polite, concise, and accurate Japanese to reply to teachers.

Features

Organize handout contents into your next actions.

01

Summarize in Easy Japanese

Condenses important details so you can quickly see what needs to be done.

02

Check in Native Language

Allows parents who feel anxious with only Japanese to check the content in their native language.

03

Extract Deadlines, Items & Submissions

Extracts dates, preparation items, payments, and required replies into a to-do list.

04

Draft Reply Templates

Generates natural Japanese templates for absences, confirmations, consultations, and participation notices.

How it works

Just scan the school handout with your smartphone.

  1. Take a Photo Scan paper handouts or upload PDF documents.
  2. Check Contents Review summaries, translations, deadlines, items, and required replies.
  3. Take Action Proceed without forgetting submissions, preparations, and replies.

Target Users

Built for those who connect home and school.

Foreign Parents

For those who want to check school notices in their native language and understand what to do.

Supporters & Interpreters

For those who want to make school support for multiple families clearer and more efficient.

Schools & NPOs

For those who want to reduce the burden of explanation and communication support for parents.

Pre-registration Form

Register for Beta / Release Updates

It takes about 1 minute. We will use your input only for beta invitations, release notifications, and feature improvements.

🔒 Privacy Protection

We only ask for your contact email and usage preferences. You do not need to enter personal information of your child (name, school name, address) or send handout images.

Read Privacy Commitment below
Have you ever had trouble understanding school announcements? Required
Would you like to participate in the beta version? Required

Our Privacy Commitment

We prioritize collecting minimal data by default.

On the pre-registration form, we only ask for necessary information like email, role, preferred language, and current challenges.

  • We do not recommend entering child name, school name, address, phone number, class, or student ID.
  • We do not collect school handout images or direct personal files through this form.
  • We do not sell collected information to third parties.
  • We support deletion requests upon inquiry.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which languages will you support?

We will start validating based on the languages with the highest demand. Please let us know your preference in the pre-registration form.

Do I need to enter child name or school name?

No. We do not recommend entering child name, school name, address, phone number, class, or student ID in the beta.

Can supporters or teachers register?

Yes. We welcome parents, supporters, teachers, and NPO members.

Is the official release date set?

Not yet. We will prepare for the public launch while improving the service based on feedback from beta participants.