The last stretch before the holidays is always the hardest! Especially when some of your friends have already finished all their exams and you still have to study. How can you possibly stay motivated when freedom is so close (yet so far)?...

Being a parent means you want your children to only ever experience happiness and joy, that’s why during exams it’s difficult to watch your child go through stress and difficulties. We want to encourage you to never stop believing in your child. Matthew L Jacobson said, “Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed firs...

Stress has been the cause of health problems, anxiety and failed tests for decades – or so it may seem. Today we want to change the way you view stress for the rest of your life! Even though stress can feel paralysing or even make you feel sick, stress can actually activate strength in you. The key is to find the optimal amount of stress to perform...

You are writing exams and you didn’t prepare ahead of time, like we told you… The whole family is worked up and you feel flustered. There isn’t enough time to understand the material in detail, but you have to write down something on your exam paper! What now? Use these 5 easy tips to memorise work....

Have you ever studied really hard for a test, but then the day of the test you suddenly hit a blank. Sometimes we can simply feel discouraged because we thought we knew all the answers. Well there is a way of being sure you know exactly how to answer a question – through practice exam papers. Understand why you need to start using practice exam pap...

Did you know there are 4 primary learning styles: Visual learning, Auditory learning, Read/write learning, Kinaesthetic learning. In this blog article we explore these learning styles and how you can find the one that best suits you....

There’s a beautiful quote by Paulo Coelho that says, “If you only walk on sunny days you’ll never reach your destination.” This means if we only put in effort on the days that it is easy and when it goes well, then we won’t ever achieve our goals because not all days are going to be perfect and easy. In this blog article we talk about procrastinati...

Learn to work smarter, not harder, with our 6 effective study guidelines. This is one of the most important lessons you will ever learn. It teaches you how to maximise your output from the amount of time that you put into your studies. Abraham Lincoln summarised it as follows: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four s...

We encourage you to help your children read. The benefits of reading are infinite. Your children’s future will depend on the level of literacy they have. Show your children that reading will open up worlds for them and that reading a book is one of the best ways to explore and go on new adventures. We want to share 8 steps to improve your child’s r...

Recent findings of a global assessment conducted by the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) reveal that 78% of South African Grade 4 learners’ level of reading literacy in their language of learning fall below the lowest internationally-recognised standard. In other words, nearly 8 out of 10 Grade 4 learners can’t read comprehe...