WeGrow, Rebekah Neumann’s private school venture within WeWork, closed after the 2019–2020 school year. Neumann later acquired rights to some of its curriculum and furniture, but not the WeGrow name or its Chelsea property. The successor initiative, Student of Life For Life (SOLFL), was operating in Florida by March 2026, according to Axios; its proposed El Portal campus was still awaiting local approvals.
What WeGrow was
WeWork announced WeGrow in 2017 as a Chelsea, New York, school for children ages 3–9. The company described it as a “conscious, entrepreneurial school” centered on children’s interests and their surroundings. WeWork’s launch announcement said the aim was “unleashing every child’s superpowers.”
WeGrow opened in 2018. Its stated model combined standard academic subjects with arts, mindfulness, yoga and farming, alongside experiential learning connected to local environments and WeWork community members. Those were features of the school’s approach, not evidence of measured student outcomes; the available reporting does not provide a published outcome study.
Why WeWork stopped operating it
On October 11, 2019, WeWork told families it would not operate WeGrow after the 2019–2020 school year. A WeWork spokesperson told EdSurge the decision was “as part of the company’s efforts to focus on its core business.” EdSurge’s October 2019 report placed the announcement amid the company’s retrenchment after its planned IPO was canceled and it moved to sell or close non-core businesses. WeWork’s stated rationale was a focus on its core business; the reporting does not establish a more specific cause for the school’s closure.
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When closure was announced, WeGrow had about 100 students, according to people familiar with the school cited by Forbes. Forbes reported historical annual tuition of $22,000–$42,000. These are reported figures, not independently audited enrollment or tuition data. Forbes’s 2020 account covers both figures and the subsequent asset sale.
What happened to the curriculum and school
In 2020, Neumann acquired rights to WeGrow’s curriculum and some furniture. The reported sale did not include the WeGrow trademark or the Chelsea real estate. She planned to use some of the curriculum for a successor initiative with former WeGrow teacher Alexandra Duvall, initially described as a pilot. That plan did not mean the WeGrow-branded school had reopened, and the 2020 report alone did not establish that a pilot launched on schedule.
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What SOLFL is doing now
By March 2026, SOLFL—Student of Life For Life—was operating in Hollywood, Florida, Axios reported. The school had been operating there for two years, with about 80 elementary and middle-school students and a waitlist of several hundred, according to SOLFL representatives cited by Axios. Its reported curriculum integrates secular subjects with the Jewish calendar, a description distinct from WeGrow’s broader experiential-learning pitch. Axios Miami’s March 2026 report also said SOLFL was seeking approvals for a proposed campus in El Portal; the Village Council had deferred an approval vote in January 2026. The site should therefore be understood as proposed, not open.
Axios reported that SOLFL was not then participating in a statewide scholarship program. School representatives told Axios they planned to accept scholarships at the new location. That was a reported future intention, not confirmation of current participation or approval.
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WeGrow and SOLFL are not the same school
| Aspect | WeGrow | SOLFL |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Chelsea, New York | Operating in Hollywood, Florida, as of Axios’s March 2026 report; proposed El Portal campus awaiting local approvals |
| Relationship to WeWork | WeWork-affiliated school | Successor initiative using some WeGrow curriculum; not a WeGrow-branded reopening |
| Status | WeWork stopped operating it after the 2019–2020 school year | Reported operating in Florida by March 2026 |
| Reported educational approach | Standard subjects with arts, mindfulness, yoga, farming and experiential learning | Curriculum integrating secular subjects with the Jewish calendar, as described by Axios |
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