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3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

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...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

We all know the feeling. One minute you’re lying on the beach with your...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

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...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

Neuroplasticity

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

You’re gonna be asked to analyse The Truman Show at least once in...

Navigating Life After High School

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

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...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

High school is all about learning, which is kind of why your teachers exist....

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

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.

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

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...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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