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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...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Neuroplasticity

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

Planning your University Studies

In your last few years of high school, things can get pretty exciting. More...

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...

Maintaining New Habits

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

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

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

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...

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....

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...

How to Study with Past Exams

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

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...