St. Josaphat School

St. Josaphat School Blue Ribbon award winning Catholic School, located in Chicago's vibrant Lincoln Park neighborhood Founded in 1884, St. St. Josaphat School for 98 years.

Josaphat Parish quickly saw that part of its mission was to educate the young of the immigrant Kashube families. Josaphat School, staffed by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, numbered 186 boys and 151 girls at its inception. In 1885, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth Congregation replaced the Sisters of Charity, and they remained with St. The school began as part of the church building on the northwest corner of Belden and Wayne. In its earliest years, St. Josaphat School was also an orphanage for 10 to 80 children. In 1900, the present church was constructed; opening more space in the old church/school building directly to the east. In 1913, a new addition to the school on the southeast corner of Belden and Southport was constructed to help hold the 1,000 plus students in attendance. In 1925, there were 15 teaching sisters and a school enrollment of 1,112. In 1962, the new school/convent annex was completed in 1966, and the original school and convent buildings were razed. Gone were the fabled bowling alleys and the Commercial High School! By 1986, the numbers in the school had dwindled to just over 100 and only five classrooms were in use. However...

1987 saw the rebirth of the school. Within three years over 250 students were registered in classrooms. A pre-school was added. A computer room, library, and a music room were added and the extended-day program was initiated. These programs with energetic teachers and responsive, involved parents make St. Josaphat the wonderful school it is. In August of 2012, five early childhood classrooms, a media center, a new reception area, and a new elevator were opened. This addition joined the two existing buildings with the creation of a new hallway. As the neighborhood has undergone many changes in its history, the school has adapted and developed. There is a feeling of growth and a sense of opportunity not to be missed that pervades in the school today. Generations of generous people have supported St. Josaphat School and have brought it to this point. We are most grateful to them and to the generations to come.

โœจBig news for the ๐’๐‰๐’ community! ๐ŸŽ‰ Our very own Mr Eshaghy was officially accepted into ๐‘ช๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’๐’“๐’”...
09/22/2026

โœจBig news for the ๐’๐‰๐’ community! ๐ŸŽ‰ Our very own Mr Eshaghy was officially accepted into ๐‘ช๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’๐’“๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’‰๐’๐’“๐’•โ€”an incredible, highly selective 10-month fellowship bringing together dedicated educators from faith-based schools across the region! ๐Ÿ›๏ธโœจ The journey kicked off with an immersive ๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘’ at the ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘œ ๐ป๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘€๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘š, where fellows dove deep into scholar-led text seminars on foundational American ideals, collaborated in dynamic pedagogy workshops, & mastered new strategies for facilitating civil dialogue on complex topics. With ongoing mentorship from a dedicated ๐ถ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž & virtual learning gatherings all year long, we cannot wait to see how
Mr Eshaghy brings these fresh perspectives & innovative civic learning opportunities back to our classrooms! ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฌ Because here at ๐’๐‰๐’, we are always learning! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’ช










๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐‘ฎ๐’†๐’• ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’š ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐‘ฑ๐‘บ ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’• ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’“!๐Ÿ™Œ Our goal is to raise $ for facility upgrades that will benefit our ๐‡๐€๐–...
09/21/2026

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐‘ฎ๐’†๐’• ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’š ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐‘ฑ๐‘บ ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’• ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’“!๐Ÿ™Œ Our goal is to raise $ for facility upgrades that will benefit our ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’!
We are using an easy to use fundraising program centered around a ๐น๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐ธ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก for every
student! Families will gather donations through ๐‘ด๐’š๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“.๐’„๐’๐’Ž by simply sharing your ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’' page with friends & family. Every share makes a big difference! Our ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’ will also enjoy the ๐บ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐พ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐ถ๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘ - an exciting character-building adventure where they'll learn important values through recipes & activities popular around the world.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐Ÿ—/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ - Sign-up opens on ๐‘ด๐’š๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“.๐’„๐’๐’Ž
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ/๐Ÿ• - Kickoff in ๐’๐‰๐’
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” - ๐’๐‰๐’ ๐…๐ข๐ญ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ Event Day

Check out the ๐‘ด๐’š๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“.๐’„๐’๐’Ž link in our profile & stay tuned for more details! ๐†๐Ž ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’!

โœจMonday morning check-in: a ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ is the best school supply you can pack today! ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ˜€ Here's to crushing goals & ...
09/21/2026

โœจMonday morning check-in: a ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ is the best school supply you can pack today! ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ˜€ Here's to crushing goals & starting the week off right, ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฆ…











09/19/2026

It's JosaFEST Weekend! Can't wait to see you at our annual parish festival!

09/18/2026

โœจ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’”๐’†๐’๐’๐’“'๐’” ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„ with ๐‘€๐‘  ๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘›!๐ŸŽ™๏ธโœจ Our ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’ spend so much time focusing on tests, homework, & figuring out their next steps.๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿคฏ But guess what? Ms Harmon hit the pause button to remind them of what really matters: celebrating YOU! ๐ŸŽ‰ Did you know that every single ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š has a secret superpower? ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ Yep, a ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก or ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘”๐‘กโ„Ž that they are genuinely good at and totally proud of! Check out the newest episode of ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’”๐’†๐’๐’๐’“'๐’” ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„ right now to find out what our amazing ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’ bring to the table! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฆ…











Get ready to shop 'til you drop because we are teaming up for the ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜/๐‘น๐’๐’”๐’„๐’๐’† ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’‘ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’“...
09/17/2026

Get ready to shop 'til you drop because we are teaming up for the ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜/๐‘น๐’๐’”๐’„๐’๐’† ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’‘ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ ๐Ÿฒ๐’•๐’‰-๐Ÿด๐’•๐’‰! ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’™ Participating local retailers will generously donate 15% of all sales straight to ๐’๐‰๐’ during regular business hours. All you have to do is mention or choose our school at checkout!

And it gets even better: ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ค/๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐‘‰๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ will throw in an extra $1,000 bonus donation for the FIVE top-earning schools! ๐Ÿ† Let's show up big for our community & rally friends and family. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe to see the full list of participating retailers, & check out the link in our profile for all the juicy details! Let's do this! ๐Ÿ’ซ







โœจ๐Ÿฆ… Soar with the cutest crew in school! ๐Ÿฆ…โœจ Our ๐๐Š๐Ÿ‘ ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’ are all smiles as they dive into ๐‘€๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘œ'๐‘  sensory bin adv...
09/16/2026

โœจ๐Ÿฆ… Soar with the cutest crew in school! ๐Ÿฆ…โœจ Our ๐๐Š๐Ÿ‘ ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’ are all smiles as they dive into ๐‘€๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘œ'๐‘  sensory bin adventure! From scooping and pouring to discovering amazing new textures, these little learners are having an absolute blast while building big brain power. Play is their favorite way to learn! ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ’™














09/15/2026

๐ŸšจFire Drill Success + time with our local heroes!๐Ÿšจ We had our first fire drill of the school year yesterday & our HAWKS aced it! The best part? Our local heroes from the fire department stuck around to show us how the magic happens. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿปโœจ Our amazing firemen & firewomen let our HAWKS step up & practice with the water tank & everyone got an exclusive, up-close look of a real-life fire truck! ๐Ÿš’๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš’๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš’ SJS is endlessly thankful for the brave men & women of the Chicago Fire Department who protect, teach, & inspire our HAWKS every single day! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ”ฅ

Ready to navigate the high school search? ๐ŸŽ“โœจ Join us for our ๐’๐‰๐’ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ & ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ! Whether youโ€™re just...
09/15/2026

Ready to navigate the high school search? ๐ŸŽ“โœจ Join us for our ๐’๐‰๐’ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ & ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ! Whether youโ€™re just starting to explore your options or looking for the inside scoop, come hear firsthand experiences from fellow ๐‘บ๐‘ฑ๐‘บ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” who have been there, done that. Weโ€™re dedicated to helping our community master the Chicago-area high school landscape, so letโ€™s get those questions answered!

๐Ÿ—“ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’: Thursday, October 15th @ 6:30pm ๐Ÿ“ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’†: SJS Gym ๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’: Parents Only (Adults-only social!)

We want this panel to be as helpful as possible for ๐˜๐Ž๐”. Have a burning question about the ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ , ๐‘ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’, ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘๐‘ ? Submit your questions via the RSVP link in our bio! ๐Ÿ”—. See you there!










09/14/2026

Building the tallest towers out of sticks & connectors with the clock ticking down was the ultimate challenge for our ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐’ in their first week in ๐‘†๐‘‡๐ธ๐‘€ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ! The energy in the room was electric as teams raced again time to test gravity & balance. ๐‘€๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘  hopped right down with them, testing out designs and cheering everyone on! โš›๏ธ ๐Ÿ—๏ธ โœจ









Address

2245 N Southport Avenue
Chicago, IL
60614

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 8:30pm
Thursday 9am - 8:30pm
Friday 9am - 8:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 1pm

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