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, preparing for the workforce, 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 13, 2021 – December 10, 2021
State competition: January 11, 2022, Jefferson City, MO

High School Dates (Grades 9-12):
Online competition open September 13, 2021 – December 10, 2022
State competition: January 12, 2022, Jefferson City, MO
The winning team will represent Missouri at the National LifeSmarts Championship in Washington, D.C., April 21-24, 2022

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 https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/lifesmarts or contact Missouri Coordinator at 573-522-6543 or molifesmarts@dese.mo.gov