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Activities by Team Type/Group Activities by Goal
Activities by Team Type/Group
Varsity: Grades 9-12, all students
Junior Varsity: Grades 6-8, all students
4-H: members only, grades 9-12
Boys and Girls Clubs: members only, grades 9-12
FCCLA: members only, grades 9-12
- LifeSmarts competitions for FCCLA chapters: any number of players on a team
- Create a Varsity team
- Compete in your state competition
- Compete to earn a Wild Card berth at the National LifeSmarts Championship
- Compete in the National LifeSmarts Championship
- FCCLA/LifeSmarts Consumer Knowledge Bowl: exactly 5 players on a team
- Create an FCCLA team
- Qualify at National Fall Conference
- Top 16 advance to in-person finals event at NLC
- Also compete in monthly TeamSmarts for a cash prize
FBLA: members only, grades 9-12
- LifeSmarts FBLA Challenge: 2 students on a team
- Fall Challenge online qualifier
- Spring Challenge online qualifier
- Top 24 Online qualifiers advance to in-person finals event at NLC
- LifeSmarts competitions for FBLA chapters
- Use your FBLA team to compete in monthly TeamSmarts
- Create a Varsity team to compete in LifeSmarts
- Compete in your state competition
- Compete to earn a Wild Card berth at the National LifeSmarts Championship
- Compete in the National LifeSmarts Championship
Activities by Goal
Competitions: Playing the game
- Daily Quiz
- TeamSmarts
- State competitions
- National LifeSmarts Championship
- Special competitive events
Education: Free materials for classrooms or clubs
- Content vocabulary
- Learning activities
- LifeSmarts U
- Full list of resources
- LifeSmarts in a Box
Service: Educate others in your school and community
Leadership: Integrate with existing club programs
- FBLA Competitive Event
- Fall Challenge online qualifier
- Spring Challenge online qualifier
- Top 24 online qualifiers advance to in-person finals event at NLC
- FCCLA/LifeSmarts Consumer Knowledge Bowl
- Compete at Fall Conference
- Conference top 16 advance to in-person finals event at NLC
- BPA Personal Finance Challenge
- Complete the challenge online for cash prizes
- BPA Personal Finance Challenge
- Complete the challenge online for cash prizes
- SkillsUSA Health & Safety Challenge
- Complete the challenge online for cash prizes
- LifeSmarts 4-H Challenge
- Complete the challenge online for cash prizes
Scholarship opportunities