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Lavender’s Blue or W Curriculum?

Choose Lavender’s Blue if

You want everything decided for you.

Choose W Curriculum if

You like to plan your own main lesson blocks and want notes and feedback to plan from.

Lavender’s BlueW Curriculum
What it isClean, well-paced and secular, kindergarten to grade 3.What it isFree Waldorf-inspired notes for every class, shared since 2005, with paid block courses.
GradesK to 3GradesFree notes from the early years to Class 8, plus high school notes
Price$327 to $397 a grade, one timeRead on Lavender’s Blue’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026PriceNotes free; block courses $30; a grade’s Immersive Experience or a whole-year consultation $375Read on W Curriculum’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026
Your daily preparationLowYour daily preparationHigh
How close to a Waldorf schoolMediumHow close to a Waldorf schoolMedium
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
  • Free notes and lists for every class from the early years to Class 8.
  • In a $30 block course you can talk to the author as you plan, and share drafts for feedback.
Worth knowing
  • Stops at grade 3 (grade 4 in development).
  • Digital files only, with no planner or tracking.
  • Sales are final.
Worth knowing
  • Not open-and-go: you plan your own main lesson blocks from the notes.
  • The site is large, and its author says it can be hard to find what you’re looking for.
  • The site also covers Montessori, Reggio and Sudbury ideas.
Read moreLavender’s Blue review Read moreW Curriculum on its own site

The differences that matter

  • Lavender’s Blue asks less daily preparation of you (low) than W Curriculum (high).
  • They sit about as close to a Waldorf school year as each other (medium).
  • W Curriculum goes further: Free notes from the early years to Class 8, plus high school notes, against K to 3 for Lavender’s Blue.
  • What each costs. Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time. W Curriculum: Notes free; block courses $30; a grade’s Immersive Experience or a whole-year consultation $375.

Questions families ask

Which needs less preparation, Lavender’s Blue or W Curriculum?

Lavender’s Blue. Its daily preparation is low, against high for W Curriculum.

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

They're about the same (medium).

Which grades do Lavender’s Blue and W Curriculum cover?

Lavender’s Blue: K to 3. W Curriculum: Free notes from the early years to Class 8, plus high school notes. If your child is older, W Curriculum goes further.

How much do Lavender’s Blue and W Curriculum cost?

Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time. W Curriculum: Notes free; block courses $30; a grade’s Immersive Experience or a whole-year consultation $375. Both prices as read on each company's own pricing page on 22 October 2026.

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Every curriculum on this page is described from the same table, checked on each company's own site, in September 2026 for those in our Library comparison and on 22 October 2026 for W Curriculum. Prices and offers change, so check before you buy: each price links to the page it was read from. The full comparison of the 8 in our Library is in the Library.