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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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How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

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...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

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...

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

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 Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

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...

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

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 Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

Writing in the Real World

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

Neuroplasticity

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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