Earthschooling or Starpath?

Choose Earthschooling if

Budget matters and you want breadth.

Choose Starpath if

You want the main lesson rhythm without spending Sunday night planning Monday.

	Earthschooling	Starpath
What it is	What it isAffordable and secular, preschool to grade 12, with Eurythmy and music.	What it isWaldorf-inspired main lesson blocks, written by a Waldorf class teacher, with every day planned.
Grades	GradesPreK to 12	Grades1 to 3 (4 being added)
Price	PriceGrades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price)	Price$19 a block, or $47 a month
Your daily preparation	Your daily preparationMedium	Your daily preparationLow
How close to a Waldorf school	How close to a Waldorf schoolMedium	How close to a Waldorf schoolHigh
Strengths	Strengths Wide grade coverage, and it includes Eurythmy and music, which most others skip. State requirement charts help with record-keeping.	Strengths Written by a trained Waldorf teacher, like Live Education! and Christopherus. The planning is done: blocks land in the planner and the portfolio fills as you go.
Worth knowing	Worth knowing The look and the website feel dated. Covering so much comes at some cost to depth.	Worth knowing Grades 1 to 3 are complete and grade 4 is still being added. No accreditation or transcripts. Newer than Oak Meadow or Christopherus.
Read more	Read moreEarthschooling in the full comparison	Read moreStarpath in the full comparison

The differences that matter

Starpath asks less daily preparation of you (low) than Earthschooling (medium).
Starpath stays closer to a Waldorf school year (high) than Earthschooling (medium).
Earthschooling goes further: PreK to 12, against 1 to 3 (4 being added) for Starpath.
What each costs. Earthschooling: Grades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price). Starpath: $19 a block, or $47 a month.

Questions families ask

Which needs less preparation, Earthschooling or Starpath?

Starpath. Its daily preparation is low, against medium for Earthschooling.

Which is closer to a Waldorf school, Earthschooling or Starpath?

Starpath (high), against Earthschooling (medium).

Which grades do Earthschooling and Starpath cover?

Earthschooling: PreK to 12. Starpath: 1 to 3 (4 being added). If your child is older, Earthschooling goes further.

How much do Earthschooling and Starpath cost?

Earthschooling: Grades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price). Starpath: $19 a block, or $47 a month. Prices as checked on each company's site in September 2026.

More comparisons

Starpath is ours. Every curriculum on this page is described from the same table, checked on each company's own site in September 2026. Prices and offers change, so check before you buy. The full comparison of all 8 is in the Library.