In 2020 Rebekah made efforts to launch a continuation of her WeGrow mission with a new collaborative school. According to Forbes, Rebekah “acquired the rights to the curriculum of the elementary school” of WeGrow in June 2020. The school had closed in the fall of 2019 after WeWork was forced to cut costs following the company’s disastrous IPO.
As detailed by Vanity Fair, Neumann’s goals for the school were that it would “nurture children’s spirits and souls as much as their minds.” Students’ educations would include learning about things like being mindful, meditation, entrepreneurship, and farming – despite the fact the school was located in the decidedly urban neighborhood of Chelsea in New York City. Tuition ranged from $22,000 to $42,000 a year and enrollment had totaled around 100 students before the school’s closure.
In a move away from the “We” brand, the new name for the “conscious educational practice” as it’s described on the organization’s website is “Student of Life For Life.” The acronym, SOLFL, is pronounced “soulful,” highlighting once more Rebekah’s focus on new age philosophy. Yet it’s unclear how the project is progressing, as the last blog post for the site was published in October 2021.
