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Get smart AND please your parents. Win, win!
The good people at the Ministry of Education have put an awesome website together for NCEA students of English, Maths and Sciences, called StudyIt. Bookmark it! As well as online help and past exam...
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Help! I Have This Essay…
Studying English? We could help you out if you’re stuck for resources. In the wonderful alternate world of My Gateway there are some impressive literature databases that should make essay writing,...
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The Oh Yay It’s Almost Exam Time Blog Post
Nearly time to study for exams? Never fear, here are some links and stuff that will help you: WCL’s Own Study Stop Page – with study tips, links to useful websites and databases, and things like that....
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BreakOut is a database of “scholarships for school, polytechnic or travel grants; sports and arts schemes; personal grants; personal development funds; and academic and non-academic funding” (that...
View ArticleGOOD LUCK
Yup, it’s that time. We can’t sit your exams (and you probably wouldn’t want my French mark) but we would like to help, so: We have old exam papers, if you would like to use them in your study. Just...
View ArticleNCEA results online today
Yes, it’s true, you can find out your NCEA results right now. Teen Blog wishes everyone the best of luck. For those of you who are now finished with your secondary education, congratulations! Everyone...
View ArticleExams: the final hurdle
Tis the season. If you’ve got exams coming up, don’t worry! Come to the library to study. Also, here’s some useful stuff: Past Exam Papers. You can download these off the NZQA website here (you can...
View ArticleExams: don’t panic!
It’s exam time again, but never fear! Come to the library to study. Also, here’s some useful stuff: Past Exam Papers. You can download these off the NZQA website here (you can print exam papers out at...
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School’s back, oh well
The library is here to help! We’ve got information, and trained professionals who know how to use it: libraries are useful places when you’re studying. Here are some helpful things: The teen blog study...
View ArticleNeed money for study?
BreakOut – Scholarships and Grants FREE SEMINAR Do you need money to study, research, or for your personal and professional development? The Funding Information Service is holding a free BreakOut...
View ArticleAvoid A Study Apocalypse: An NCEA Survival Kit
The 2013 NCEA exams are looming. For some that means late nights and long hours of cramming – for any day walker it’s a fast-track recipe for becoming a zombie. No one wants a zombie apocalypse to...
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Nik’s picks : Best of the Bard (retold) edition
Shakespeare is taught in most college classes these days; whether you think this is a bad or good thing depends on you! I’m a fan, but I get tired of the same-old same-old productions and books. So...
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NCEA Time!
Good luck to all senior secondary students currently sitting NCEA exams. Here are a few links to help you out: -The all important exam timetable and info about the exam rules and etiquette -Past exam...
View ArticleDatabase highlight Bloomsbury Drama Online
We’ve got some amazing databases available at WCL and over the next few weeks I’ll be highlighted a few which I think are pretty awesome. You can access this particular database through the “Arts and...
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Doing Classics at School? We got ya!
So, school is still a thing? Right?! I’m betting it is pretty hard to do school stuff from home as well as be around your family/bubble crew all day, as well as deal with what’s going on in the world....
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Why the Oxford English Dictionary is actually super cool
Let me introduce you to the wonder that is the Oxford English Dictionary Online. And I mean that! The OED online really is a thing of wonder, a remarkable resource, a superb site, and you have full...
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Happy Death Day, William Shakespeare!
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. Well, that was certainly the case during William Shakespeare’s life. This year marks Shakespeare’s, or the Bard of Avon, (assumed)...
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Study Hacks to Avoid NCEA Panic Attacks
It’s almost time for summer holidays, but first the dreaded NCEA season is approaching. Have you barricaded yourself in your room with an ungodly amount of snacks yet? Have you spent the required 2.5...
View ArticleShmoop
Shmoop has been developed by students and teachers in some of the U.S’s top universities, and is laden with resources – summaries, multimedia content, and links – for students and teachers. It’s still...
View ArticleMore Parkour (on wheels)
As readers of this blog know, I really like parkour/free-running. (Previous posts.) And you should too. After the ‘more’ there’s an incredible Youtube clip of someone riding a bike up, down, and over...
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