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Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

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 figure out what your...

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 Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

Retrieval methods refer to the ability to access information from your noggin when you want, where...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

Heaps of students opt for correspondence school to study their favourite subjects. Maybe you can’t...

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The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

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.

Neuroplasticity

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

Planning your University Studies

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

Writing in the Real World

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

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 Study with Past Exams

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

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 Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

If you’re doing English, there’s a 100% chance you’ll be asked to...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

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 Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

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...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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