🔒 Site Admins only – Only users with site admin access can configure this setting. If you don’t see this option, you don’t have permission. Ask someone with site admin access at your centre to help.
The Educa interface can be displayed in five different languages. The content you post onto Educa will not be translated, but navigation buttons and system messages can be displayed in:
English
Te Reo Māori
Mandarin
Spanish
Arabic
Note: This feature translates the Educa interface only. To translate the stories, observations, and messages you create, check out Educa Assist.
Choosing Your Language Approach
You have three ways to manage language settings, depending on your community's needs:
Set a single default language – Best when your entire community speaks primarily one language
Enable multilingual options – Allows each user to choose their own preferred language
Set individual user languages – Override the default for specific users (works with or without multilingual enabled)
Selecting Your Site's Default Language
The default language is shown to all teachers and families when they first log in.
To change the default language:
Go to Settings > Site Settings > Language & Time
Select your preferred language from the Default Language dropdown
You may need to log out and back in to see the changes. Other users will see the new default language on their next login.
Make Your Site Multilingual
When multiple languages are spoken throughout your community, you can enable multilingual options on your site. This allows each teacher and family member to select their own preferred language for the Educa interface.
To enable multilingual settings:
Go to Settings > Site Settings > Language & Time
Tick Multilingual Setting
Once enabled, users can change their own language preference at any time through Settings > My Account > Select Language.
Please see Change Your Language for more details.
Set Individual User Languages
You can set a specific language for any teacher or family member, whether or not multilingual options are enabled. This is useful when you want to pre-set someone's language without requiring them to change it themselves.
To set an individual user's language:
Go to Settings > Site Settings > Language & Time
Click on the link under Language Settings
Find the user in the list and select their preferred language from the dropdown
If multilingual options are enabled, you can also select a language when first inviting new users to your site.