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Innovative education for the whole child

Namaste Charter School is a Chicago Public School offering top education for children and youth from our facilities at 3737 S. Paulina St. in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood.

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Get in touch by calling (773) 715-9558 or sending email to info@namastecharterschool.org. Learn more at NamasteCharterSchool.org and reach out to set up a visit to the school.

We welcome your child and your family to Namaste!

Since 2004, Namaste Charter School has been a model for the integration of health and wellness programming in school to ensure students’ lasting physical and social-emotional health parallel to high academic achievement.

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Namaste's purposeful design is a response to research on learning and promotes equity as a school that educates the whole child.

Through high-quality, data-informed, student-centered academics; programming to promote social-emotional growth and creativity; a focus on nutrition, movement, and wellness; family-based programming and authentic engagement; access to a Dual Language Spanish immersion model; and an extended school day and year; Namaste has positioned itself as an innovator in education.

Students sprint in relays at Namaste Charter School's wellness day on Friday, May 22, 2026.

Students sprint in relays at Namaste Charter School's wellness day on Friday, May 22, 2026, as reported in "Wellness Takes the Stage at Namaste Charter School."

Recognizing the alarming increase in childhood obesity rates and the highly detrimental effect poor health has on children’s academic performance, Namaste Charter School was specifically designed to integrate physical fitness, nutrition and healthy lifestyle disciplines with rigorous academic curricula to empower its students for lifelong success.

Innovative education for the whole child. Connect at NamasteCharterSchool.org.

Namaste Charter School
(773) 715-9558
3737 S. Paulina St.
Chicago
IL
60609

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Namaste ISBE profile sidebar 2026

  • Skyrocketing Summative Designation Scores from the Illinois State Board of Education
  • 28 percent acceptance rate in 2026 for selective enrollment high schools

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  • Math and English Language Arts growth in the Illinois Assessment of Readiness faster than CPS and statewide