Missouri

Welcome to LifeSmarts! Here you’ll learn about consumer issues that impact your everyday life – everything from managing your finances, making smart consumer choices, understanding technology, staying healthy, and helping the environment – all with the goal of putting you in charge. Coaches are invited to register and create teams, and students may register and compete online. We hope that you’ll check out the resources you find here, test your knowledge with practice quizzes, use TeamSmarts and LifeSmarts U, and compete online.

Middle School Dates (Grades 6-8):

Online competition open September 14, 2020 – TBA

State virtual competition TBA

High School Dates (Grades 9-12):

Online competition open September 14, 2020 – TBA

State virtual competition TBA

The winning team will represent Missouri at the National LifeSmarts Championship in Cincinnati, OH, April 17-20, 2020

Missouri LifeSmarts is coordinated by the Missouri Association of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), but is open to any group of students from grades 6-12 with an adult coach.

For more information, go to www.LifeSmarts.org or Missouri LifeSmarts at www.dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/lifesmarts or contact Missouri Coordinator, Donna Taylor at 573-522-6543 or molifesmarts@dese.mo.gov