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 Testimonials

“It’s awesome! Obviously, being a part of LifeSmarts history is something really exciting for all our team members.”
—Middle school student from Missouri after winning the first ever Junior Varsity competition in that state


“The LifeSmarts questions and competition are fun and prepare you for what you should know in the future.”
—Middle school student from Ohio


“It was a wonderful experience, and I believe that the students experienced a growth in their self-confidence.”
—Junior Varsity coach from Missouri

“Lifesmarts is a wonderful program that prepares students for their financial future while strengthening their reading skills. Research demonstrates that when teachers quiz students often, it increases retention of important concepts. Lifesmarts questions are wonderful starting points for classroom discussions and the Lifesmarts questions make good class openers.”
—Junior Varsity coach from Ohio

 

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