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Navigating Life After High School

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

Neuroplasticity

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Planning your University Studies

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

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...

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...

Writing in the Real World

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

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...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

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...

How to Study with Past Exams

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

Neuroplasticity

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

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...

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

Writing in the Real World

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

Maintaining New Habits

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