Namaste Students Soar on the 2011 Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT)
We are very proud to share our students' academic performance outcomes from the 2010 - 2011 school year. In spring 2011, 86.7% of all 3rd - 7th grade Namaste Charter School students (the ISAT is administered beginning in 3rd grade) met or exceeded state standards - besting the district-wide performance by more than 13 percentage points (73.3% of students across Chicago Public Schools met or exceeded state standards).
Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards on the
2011 Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) Reading, Math and Science Composite Scores
Namaste Charter School
Chicago Public Schools Overall
Not including English Language Learners (ELL); including students receiving Special Education services
88.8% of all students meet or exceed state standards
75.6%
All students, including English Language Learners and students receiving Special Education services
86.7%
73.3%
All students not receiving Special Education services (including English Language Learners)
95.8%
78.9%
Students Exceeding Standards on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) Reading, Math and Science Composite Scores
Not including English Language Learners (ELL); including students receiving Special Education services
25.6%
18.1%
All students, including English Language Learners and students receiving Special Education services
Thank you to our students, parents, staff and supporters for ensuring an amazing, successful school year.
Our exciting end-of-year celebrations included promotion ceremony and Field Day, generously sponsored by Bulley & Andrews, LLC general contractors. Check out our celebration photos on Namaste's Flickr page!
May 2011 - We were delighted to host the Emmy award-winning "The Doctors" television show crew, including Dr. Lisa and Dr. Sears, for a day at Namaste! They were thrilled to see movement breaks in class, delicious and nutritious school meals, Peaceful People instruction and lots of physical activity throughout the day. Dr. Sears predicted Namaste could solve the health care crisis!
What if...?
This wonderful video explores "what if..." there was an urban public school
that taught children critical conflict resolution skills, provided 60 minutes of Physical Education daily and served nutritious meals? Thank you to Andrew Jenkins and Scot Roskelley for producing this amazing piece and helping to spread Namaste's important work!
See Our Healthy School & Learn About Namaste's Innovative Mission
from Parents, Board Members, Students, and our Founding Principal
Many thanks to Group 528 for producing this video!
Namaste Wins Prestigious Healthy School Award
Namaste is proud of our prestigious Gold Award of Distinction in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge -a core initiative of the First Lady's Let's Move campaign to fight childhood obesity. We were honored to celebrate our award and the one-year Let's Move anniversary on February 10 together with very special friends -- including Benny the Bull! Our students and staff were excited to celebrate our special school-- check out our photos here!
Namaste's New Home
In January 2010, Namaste welcomed our 13,000 square foot building addition! In addition to new classrooms, we now have a middle school fitness center (including Stairmasters and treadmills), a beautiful new library, a Teacher Resource Room, full ADA accessibility, and a renovated cafeteria.
For details on Namaste's building addition and building renovation, please visit the Build Namaste page.
From a plan...
2008
To reality...!
January 2010
Thank you!
This project would not be possible without the advice and dedication of our Facility Committee and the tireless efforts of our construction partners, Vistara Construction Services and Berglund Construction.
Namaste Featured on WTTW's Chicago Tonight
The 2009 WTTW feature focused on the Namaste's strong physical fitness and healthy eating components and the school's tremendous popularity among students and families. You can watch the segment here.
