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8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam season is finally upon...

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

Having a mile-long list of things you need to get done is one of the worst feelings brought about...

How to Prepare for Exams

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

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you can’t really think...

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some studying. Those past...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out year 12’s, the lifeless...

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Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

If you’re doing English, there’s a 100% chance you’ll be asked to...

Why You Might Be Feeling Unmotivated

We’ve made it through alert levels 3 and 4. Now we’re in level 2, we’re back...

How to Finally “Get” Maths, Once and for All

There’s nothing I hated at high school more than Maths. Not only were my...

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

Neuroplasticity

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

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.

Neuroplasticity

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

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow. Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

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...

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...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

Mock exams are everyone’s favourite time of year, and by everyone, I mean no...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

We’re almost halfway through the year and with COVID-19, a truckload of...

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),...

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you...

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some...