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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...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

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.

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

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 Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

Neuroplasticity

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

Planning your University Studies

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

When I was in high school, I knew exactly how much  I was supposed 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 Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

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