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The Science of Habit-Building

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

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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...

Planning your University Studies

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

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...

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...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

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...

How to Study with Past Exams

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

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...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

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...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

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

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

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...

Recognition Versus Recall

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some...

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 Prepare for Exams

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