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Why Failure is Okay

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.

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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...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

Writing in the Real World

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

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...

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...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

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...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

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...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

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.

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

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...

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...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

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

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