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Understanding Science Subjects

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

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to write another essay?...

Navigating Life After High School

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

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A Crash Course for Good Research

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Writing in the Real World

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

Planning your University Studies

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

What To Do When Your Goals Aren’t Going To Plan

We all know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that you aren’t...

Understanding University Degrees

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

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 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),...