A Bold New Chapter: Introducing The Reath
A new foundation is being laid for freedom loving families in the Reath
Dear Bēhere Families,
As many of you know, California’s AB 84 bill represents a serious threat to the freedom and flexibility many of us have come to rely on. If passed, it will dramatically limit how enrichment providers like Bēhere can operate in partnership with charter schools — and by extension, how your family can access learning outside the system.
We’ve been watching closely. And we’ve made a decision:
We’re not waiting to be told how to educate our children.
We’re launching something new. Something sovereign.
Introducing: The Reath — a Private School Satellite Program (PSP) and Private Membership Association (PMA) designed to support families in educating outside the state system with confidence, legality, and creativity. And we’re calling it The Reath.
🌱 Why Now?
Because we believe education is too important to outsource to the state.
Because the legislation has made the stakes clear.
And because — in a way that feels written in the stars — the world’s largest hackathon began on May 30. Just two days after our last message about AB 84.
That’s right. Just as we were making the choice to build something better, a global challenge to design the future of technology and freedom went live at hackathon.dev
And as if I needed another sign, the official blockchain partner for the hackathon is Algorand — The single blockchain I began investing in and building meme on in 2021. Alogrand is the best distributed ledger technology on the planet, that will allow us to transact as a community with INSTANT finality. It offers the greatest effeciency and user experience in all of crypto — and I couldn’t be more excited to help bring together the future of finance with the future of education and creation.
Personally, I could not back down from this hackathon challenge.
So I entered the hackathon and began building out the concept and structure for The Reath as a tool for families everywhere who want to reclaim the right to educate with freedom, community, and confidence.
I believe God / Universe wants to support this mission, and I look forward to finding those who want to help fund it. I’ve been told that if you want to change the world — change education. I would love to get so clear on the future of education, and my own role in it, that our community can submit an extremely well conceived entry to win the Grand Prize $100,000k by June 30 . Long shot? Sure, but I know education is truly high on the revolutionary spectrum, so I feel like we have a chance at building some momentum and winning prize money. 🙏✨
I WOULD LOVE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK and ideas during this 30 day journey!
🌿 What is The Reath?
The Reath is a nonprofit legal structure that allows families to homeschool in full compliance with California law — without needing to enroll in a charter.
We’ll provide:
PSP enrollment & recordkeeping
Compliance support and documentation
Community tools and private networks
Future-of-finance options for education, distribution of funds, creative collaboration, and opportunities to earn revenue for members who are ready to contribute more.
This is a legal path to exit the system — and walk together into something far more beautiful.
🌼 What Happens to Bēhere?
Bēhere will continue as a for-profit enrichment provider in the public domain, offering outdoor programs, creative classes, and family support. But moving forward, we’re preparing to no longer rely on charter school funds.
Instead, we’ll:
Offer our services directly to families in The Reath
Build a private membership model
Integrate Web3 tools for transparency, freedom, and creative exchange
We’re transitioning into a new way of operating — one we believe is more aligned with our core values: love, truth, and sovereignty.
✨ Want to Join?
If you’re interested in becoming one of our founding families, now is the time to add your name to the Reath contact list at TheReath.com, and reach out to Matthew or Brooke.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be rolling out early access, onboarding steps, and a brand-new platform to support your journey.
The stars have aligned.
The path is open.
Let’s build something better — together.
With heart and vision,
— Matthew, Brooke, and the The Bēhere extended family