Live Education! or Earthschooling?

Choose Live Education! if

You want to step into a teacher role.

Choose Earthschooling if

Budget matters and you want breadth.

	Live Education!	Earthschooling
What it is	What it isThe closest you can get to a Waldorf school year at home, K to 8.	What it isAffordable and secular, preschool to grade 12, with Eurythmy and music.
Grades	GradesK to 8	GradesPreK to 12
Price	PriceGrades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping	PriceGrades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price)
Your daily preparation	Your daily preparationHigh	Your daily preparationMedium
How close to a Waldorf school	How close to a Waldorf schoolVery high	How close to a Waldorf schoolMedium
Strengths	Strengths Written by Waldorf-trained teachers, with strong developmental sequencing. A consultation is built into every package.	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 The most demanding option: you step into a teacher’s role. With shipping, a grade costs more than $500.	Worth knowing The look and the website feel dated. Covering so much comes at some cost to depth.
Read more	Read moreLive Education! review	Read moreEarthschooling in the full comparison

The differences that matter

Earthschooling asks less daily preparation of you (medium) than Live Education! (high).
Live Education! stays closer to a Waldorf school year (very high) than Earthschooling (medium).
Earthschooling goes further: PreK to 12, against K to 8 for Live Education!.
What each costs. Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. Earthschooling: Grades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price).

Questions families ask

Which needs less preparation, Live Education! or Earthschooling?

Earthschooling. Its daily preparation is medium, against high for Live Education!.

Which is closer to a Waldorf school, Live Education! or Earthschooling?

Live Education! (very high), against Earthschooling (medium).

Which grades do Live Education! and Earthschooling cover?

Live Education!: K to 8. Earthschooling: PreK to 12. If your child is older, Earthschooling goes further.

How much do Live Education! and Earthschooling cost?

Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. 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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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.