Motivation

Maintaining New Habits

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst part of NCEA. Okay,...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

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 Science of Habit-Building

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

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Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

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...

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.

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

Planning your University Studies

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

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...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

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...

Navigating Life After High School

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

Planning your University Studies

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Planning your University Studies

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

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 Plan an Internal

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

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...

Understanding Science Subjects

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