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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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Recognition Versus Recall

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

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.

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

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...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

Planning your University Studies

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

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

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 You Might Be Feeling Unmotivated

We’ve made it through alert levels 3 and 4. Now we’re in level 2, we’re back...

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

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

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...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out...

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...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

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...