The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) offers the award-winning High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP), a free and flexible curriculum that has been proven to change students’ knowledge, actions and self-confidence about managing their money.
Money & Me is a hands-on experience that teaches teenagers the basics of money and how to make it work for them. The program covers budgeting, credit advantages and pitfalls, savings and checking accounts, how to save for a big purchase and investing for the future.
The brass|Student Program provides high schools with access to brass|Magazine, a personal finance publication written by young adults that delivers relevant content for classroom discussions and activities. The program also includes online resource centers for teachers and students, and the Credit Unions for College scholarship database.

LifeSmarts…the Ultimate Consumer Challenge is a game show style competition for teenagers designed to better prepare them as responsible consumers in today’s dynamic marketplace. Questions cover personal finance, consumer rights and responsibilities, health and safety, technology and the environment.

Biz Kid$ is a fun, 30-minute PBS television series for kids about making and managing money. It highlights young entrepreneurs who have turned hobbies into successful businesses, raised funds for good causes and much more.

The Kid’s Cash Kit & Caboodle includes practical, hands-on tools to teach children and their families the basics of money management using the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.

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LifeSmarts


Your credit union can get involved in LifeSmarts

LifeSmarts is a game-show style competition developed by the National Consumers League (NCL). It is open to youth from any school, group or community-based organization in every state and U.S. Territory. There are no registration fees to participate.

With the support of a coach, students in grades 6-12 form teams of at least five, practice and compete online in the areas of personal finance; consumer rights and responsibilities; technology; health and safety; and the environment. Students in grades 6-8 compete at the junior varsity level (online competition only), and students in grades 9-12 compete at the varsity level (NYS online competition only for 2011-2012. Winner of the online competition will move on to the national championship)

This unique competition advances the financial literacy of every young adult who participates, making it an ideal fit for the credit union community. Your credit union can get involved in three ways:


1. Encourage local schools and community groups to form teams, and make sure they know the online competition is open until Feb. 3, 2012

2. Form and coach a team of your own, or assist a local team. Any adult who works with youth can serve as a coach, whether they’re a teacher, parent or community leader. For information about coaching, see the Coaches section

3. Credit union employees and volunteers can serve as competition officials at the New York State Championship. For more information, contact us.

2011/2012 competition schedule


Online competition: Each player completes a series of three 20-question quizzes for a final score anytime between now and Feb. 3, 2012. The top five scores from each team are used to calculate the team score.


NYS Varsity Championship:

Teams compete in an Internet-based competition, anytime between September 12, 2011 and February 3, 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.


If you have any questions, call Allison Barna, Community Development Coordinator, at (800) 342-9835, ext. 8134

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