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Navigating Life After High School

So you’ve made it to your final year of high school. Amidst the final sports...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

Retrieval methods refer to the ability to access information from your noggin...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

In an age where information can be spread so easily, as GC’s (good citizens),...

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

The human brain is a mysterious beast. To some students, it’s a vital organ...

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

It’s mid-year(ish), internals are coming in hot as you get into the swing of...

How to Improve Your Focus In and Out of the Classroom

We know what it’s like. You’re sitting in your fifth period class, trying to...

Neuroplasticity

What is neuroplasticity, and why should we care? If you’ve just hopped onto...

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

When I was in high school, I knew exactly how much  I was supposed to...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths...

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam...

Recognition Versus Recall

What’s the Difference? If we were to insert the Burger King logo here and...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...

What to do in High School to Prepare for University

Getting to finish high school, move out of home, and start to study for a...

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

Have you ever seen a really good diagram in class, and it just made so much...

How to Prepare for Exams

Let’s all stop kidding ourselves - studying for exams is insanely hard. The...

Understanding Science Subjects

It’s no secret that science - be it chemistry, physics, or biology - is a...

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

The human brain is a mysterious beast. To some students, it’s a vital organ...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

With mock exams right around the corner, and NCEA externals following soon...

Why Failure is Okay

Failure’s often seen as a bad thing, but sometimes it can actually be good. We share how you can turn failure into success.

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

You’re not weird if you often find yourself feeling particularly anxious...

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

Have you ever seen a really good diagram in class, and it just made so much...

What To Do When Your Goals Aren’t Going To Plan

We all know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that you aren’t...

The Science of Habit-Building

Why are Habits Important? “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out...