Live Education! or Lavender’s Blue?

Choose Live Education! if

You want to step into a teacher role.

Choose Lavender’s Blue if

You want everything decided for you.

	Live Education!	Lavender’s Blue
What it is	What it isThe closest you can get to a Waldorf school year at home, K to 8.	What it isClean, well-paced and secular, kindergarten to grade 3.
Grades	GradesK to 8	GradesK to 3
Price	PriceGrades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping	Price$327 to $397 a grade, one time
Your daily preparation	Your daily preparationHigh	Your daily preparationLow
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 You always know what to teach, when and how. A private online community comes with the purchase. Secular framing suits non-religious families.
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 Stops at grade 3 (grade 4 in development). Digital files only, with no planner or tracking. Sales are final.
Read more	Read moreLive Education! review	Read moreLavender’s Blue review

The differences that matter

Lavender’s Blue asks less daily preparation of you (low) than Live Education! (high).
Live Education! stays closer to a Waldorf school year (very high) than Lavender’s Blue (medium).
Live Education! goes further: K to 8, against K to 3 for Lavender’s Blue.
What each costs. Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time.

Questions families ask

Which needs less preparation, Live Education! or Lavender’s Blue?

Lavender’s Blue. Its daily preparation is low, against high for Live Education!.

Which is closer to a Waldorf school, Live Education! or Lavender’s Blue?

Live Education! (very high), against Lavender’s Blue (medium).

Which grades do Live Education! and Lavender’s Blue cover?

Live Education!: K to 8. Lavender’s Blue: K to 3. If your child is older, Live Education! goes further.

How much do Live Education! and Lavender’s Blue cost?

Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time. 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.