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Live Education! or W Curriculum?

Choose Live Education! if

You want to step into a teacher role.

Choose W Curriculum if

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

Live Education!W Curriculum
What it isThe closest you can get to a Waldorf school year at home, K to 8.What it isFree Waldorf-inspired notes for every class, shared since 2005, with paid block courses.
GradesK to 8GradesFree notes from the early years to Class 8, plus high school notes
PriceGrades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shippingRead on Live Education!’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 preparationHighYour daily preparationHigh
How close to a Waldorf schoolVery highHow close to a Waldorf schoolMedium
Strengths
  • Written by Waldorf-trained teachers, with strong developmental sequencing.
  • A consultation is built into every package.
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
  • The most demanding option: you step into a teacher’s role.
  • With shipping, a grade costs more than $500.
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 moreLive Education! review Read moreW Curriculum on its own site

The differences that matter

  • Both ask about the same daily preparation of you (high).
  • Live Education! stays closer to a Waldorf school year (very high) than W Curriculum (medium).
  • They cover the same grades: Live Education! K to 8, W Curriculum Free notes from the early years to Class 8, plus high school notes.
  • What each costs. Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. 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, Live Education! or W Curriculum?

About the same: both are high.

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

Live Education! (very high), against W Curriculum (medium).

Which grades do Live Education! and W Curriculum cover?

Live Education!: K to 8. W Curriculum: Free notes from the early years to Class 8, plus high school notes.

How much do Live Education! and W Curriculum cost?

Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. 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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Comparisons & Choices
Live Education! Review: A Traditional Waldorf Curriculum, K-8
Comparisons & Choices
Waldorf Essentials vs Live Education!: Honest 2026 Comparison
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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.