Lavender’s Blue or Earthschooling?

Choose Lavender’s Blue if

You want everything decided for you.

Choose Earthschooling if

Budget matters and you want breadth.

	Lavender’s Blue	Earthschooling
What it is	What it isClean, well-paced and secular, kindergarten to grade 3.	What it isAffordable and secular, preschool to grade 12, with Eurythmy and music.
Grades	GradesK to 3	GradesPreK to 12
Price	Price$327 to $397 a grade, one time	PriceGrades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price)
Your daily preparation	Your daily preparationLow	Your daily preparationMedium
How close to a Waldorf school	How close to a Waldorf schoolMedium	How close to a Waldorf schoolMedium
Strengths	Strengths You always know what to teach, when and how. A private online community comes with the purchase. Secular framing suits non-religious families.	Strengths Wide grade coverage, and it includes Eurythmy and music, which most others skip. State requirement charts help with record-keeping.
Worth knowing	Worth knowing Stops at grade 3 (grade 4 in development). Digital files only, with no planner or tracking. Sales are final.	Worth knowing The look and the website feel dated. Covering so much comes at some cost to depth.
Read more	Read moreLavender’s Blue review	Read moreEarthschooling in the full comparison

The differences that matter

Lavender’s Blue asks less daily preparation of you (low) than Earthschooling (medium).
They sit about as close to a Waldorf school year as each other (medium).
Earthschooling goes further: PreK to 12, against K to 3 for Lavender’s Blue.
What each costs. Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time. Earthschooling: Grades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price).

Questions families ask

Which needs less preparation, Lavender’s Blue or Earthschooling?

Lavender’s Blue. Its daily preparation is low, against medium for Earthschooling.

Which is closer to a Waldorf school, Lavender’s Blue or Earthschooling?

They're about the same (medium).

Which grades do Lavender’s Blue and Earthschooling cover?

Lavender’s Blue: K to 3. Earthschooling: PreK to 12. If your child is older, Earthschooling goes further.

How much do Lavender’s Blue and Earthschooling cost?

Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time. Earthschooling: Grades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price). Prices as checked on each company's site in September 2026.

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More comparisons

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.