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How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

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...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

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...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

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 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.

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Writing in the Real World

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

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...

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.

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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