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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.

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

How to Study with Past Exams

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

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 Finally “Get” Maths, Once and for All

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

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 Study with Past Exams

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

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...

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.

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

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

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),...

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 Study with Past Exams

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

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...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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