LifeSmarts is the youth educational program of the National Consumers League that develops mean- ingful marketplace skills in teens grades 6-12 and provides them with a competitive venue to showcase the knowledge they’ve gained. The program complements any curriculum in middle and high schools and is used in classes, groups, clubs, and community organizations. Students earn scholarships, mentor and teach others, travel, and develop into leaders, while fostering the essential life skills of healthy living, consumerism, financial literacy, environmental stewardship, mastering technology and workforce readiness.