What is LifeSmarts?
LifeSmarts is the fast, fun, nationwide competition that prepares today’s young people to be tomorrow’s informed, responsible consumers and employees. Using game-show dynamics, the program adapts easily to a classroom, club or community organization.
LifeSmarts prepares students in grades 6-12 to safeguard their personal and financial well-being. With the support of coaches, players build valuable skills and knowledge in the areas of:
• consumer rights;
• the environment;
• health & safety;
• technology; and
• finance.
LifeSmarts also uses young adults’ interest in the marketplace to motivate achievement across the board in reading, math, citizenship, leadership, financial literacy, communications, teamwork and workforce readiness.
Who can compete
LifeSmarts is open to youth from any school, group or community-based organization in every state and U.S. Territory. Students in grades 6-8 can compete at the junior varsity level in the online competition only. Students in grades 9-12 can compete at the varsity level, which includes the online competition and in-person state and national championships.
How to Compete
Teams compete in an Internet-based competition, anytime between September 12, 2011 and February 12, 2012, where players complete a series of three 20-question quizzes for a final score. The top five scores from each team are used to calculate the score. There will be no in-person NYS championship competition for the 2011-2012 season. The top NY scoring team from the online competition will move on to compete in the National Championship which will be held in Philadelphia, PA at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, Saturday April 21 through Tuesday April 24, 2012.
The NYS competition is coordinated by the New York Credit Union Foundation.














