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Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in the form of essays....

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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...

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Neuroplasticity

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

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 Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

Writing in the Real World

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

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...

Navigating Life After High School

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

How to Study with Past Exams

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

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...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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