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How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

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.

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Neuroplasticity

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

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 Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

Heaps of students opt for correspondence school to study their favourite...

The Science of Habit-Building

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

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 Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Neuroplasticity

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

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...

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...

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

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.