Why Should You Participate in LifeSmarts?
The older you get, the more decisions you’ll have to make about money, technology, your health and more. By learning those skills now, you can prepare for the future, get what you want out of life and avoid some common mistakes. With LifeSmarts, you’ll learn the skills you need in a fun, competitive way: Just team up with your friends, train and then test your knowledge against other young adults across the state (and even the country, if you make it to the national competition).
Along the way, you’ll develop teamwork skills, communication skills and leadership abilities that will help you in college and throughout your life.
How to compete (suggested format)
1. Who can compete: LifeSmarts is open to youth from any school, group or community-based organization in every state and U.S. Territory. If you’re in grades 6-8, you can compete at the junior varsity level in the online competition only. If you’re in grades 9-12, you can compete at the varsity level, which includes the online competition, the winner of the online competition will move on to the national championship.
2. Find a coach: Ask a teacher, your parent(s) or your youth group leader. They can find all the information they need in the Teachers/Coaches section.
3. Get registered: Your coach will need to register online as a coach, then register your team, then each participating member of the team will need to register as a player.
4. Train and practice: Once the registration process is complete, you can take practice quizzes on your own or with your team.
5. Compete: You’ll need to complete a series of three 20-question quizzes for a final score anytime between now and Feb. 12, 2012. The top five scores from your team will be used to calculate the team score.
New York State Varsity Championship: 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. Click here to learn more.
Information for Students: how to register, practice quizzes, competing in LifeSmarts, retrieving user name and password, etc.
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