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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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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 Plan an Internal

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

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...

Writing in the Real World

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

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...

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How to Study with Past Exams

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

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...

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...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

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...

Recognition Versus Recall

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

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...