List of Waldorf Homeschool Curricula

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All prices are shown in US dollars (USD).

Live Education
_https://www.live-education.com
Kindergarten to 8th grade.
Price range: 420 USD to 555 USD.
Printed material only, no digital versions available.
Founded in 1997 by Rainbow Rosenbloom and Bruce Bischof. Written by experienced Waldorf school teachers, this is often considered to be the most "pure Waldorf" curriculum available for homeschool. It is the second most expensive on the list.

Christopherus
_https://www.christopherushomeschool.com/
Kindergarten to 6th grade. Some material is available for 7th and 8th grade.
Price range: 200 USD to 625 USD.
Printed material only, no digital versions available.
Founded in 2003 by Donna Simmons. Donna has both worked as a teacher in a Waldorf school and homeschooled her own children.
This is the most expensive curriculum on the list for some grades, but there is a slight discount available for low-income families. Christopherus does not provide support through Facebook or other social media. A private support forum is available for 5 USD per month.

Waldorf Essentials
_https://www.waldorfessentials.com/
Kindergarten to 6th grade. Some material is available for 7th and 8th grade.
Available in print or digital versions.
Price range: 330 USD to 375 USD, possibility to pay in 2 payments. Waldorf Essentials holds sales at different times of the year with access to digital versions of all grades for a single price, through their Thinking, Feeling, Willing program. A monthly payment plan may be available.
Waldorf Essentials was created by Melisa Nielsen, a homeschooling mom of 5 children. Waldorf Essentials provides more support options than any other program.

Waldorf Influenced Curricula:

Earthschooling
_https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/about-earthschooling/
Kindergarten to 8th grade.
Completely digital, no hard copies available.
Price range: Individual grades are priced. 150 USD to 325 USD. Lifetime access to all grades is currently priced at 2250 USD. Individual blocks are also available.
Founded in 1999? by Kristie Karima Burns. Earthschooling describes itself as "a Waldorf-inspired earth-based educational program".

Lavender's Blue
_https://www.lavendersbluehomeschool.com/
Kindergarten to 3rd grade.
Price range: 267 USD to 297 USD
Founded by Kelly Ehrman, a homeschooling mom and a former kindergarten teacher at a non-Waldorf community school. Lavender's Blue calls itself "Waldorf-inspired".
 
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