LifeSmarts Players

LifeSmarts is open to all Rhode Island students in grades 9-12.  An adult Coach is required through your high school or youth program.  First, you will compete online, then, if your team of four (plus one alternate) qualifies for the state competition "March Smartness," you will compete against other teams from around Rhode Island in quiz-bowl tournament.  The Rhode Island State Champion earns the right to compete in the national competition against other state champions.  Want to form a team?  Be sure to check the program dates, then click here to get started. 

More about the program:

What are your rights as an employee? 
What do you do if you receive a product that doesn’t work?
What advice should you give to a friend who wants to try a new diet pill?
What can you do personally to address global warming?
Should you take that offer for a credit card when you turn 18?
LifeSmarts helps you answer these and other questions through a fun, game-show competition format.

As a teenager, you represent a $2 Billion consumer market in the United States. With so many products and services targeted directly for you, it’s important that you are on top of your game as a consumer, employee, and citizen.

The LifeSmarts competition is fun and exciting, but there is so much more to the program. You will meet new friends and have an opportunity to travel to different parts of our state and country, and meet important business, government, consumer and labor leaders.

But, don’t take our word for it … read about our first LifeSmarts State Champion Captain's experience:

From Matthew Irving
December 2007

Throughout high school I was an honors student and took as many honors courses as possible. As a result, I missed out on what are called “business classes,” which contain critical knowledge for everyday financial life decisions.

Through LifeSmarts, I was able to learn information from these subjects that will help me through life. This information comes from all subjects such as finance and technology studies. After I graduated I was given the privilege of being an Assistant Coach. This allowed me to not only continue learning but to gain the good feeling of helping to better others.

LifeSmarts helps students in all paths to learn valuable information for life. I am proud to be able to say that I not only participated in LifeSmarts as a competitor, but also as an Assistant Coach.

My life has been greatly enriched by participating in LifeSmarts and have become a wiser consumer.