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Embracing Discomfort: The Secret to Success
When it comes to improving our performance, it is often the tasks we least want to do that hold the greatest potential for growth. The challenge, however, is that humans naturally avoid tasks that feel uncomfortable or require lot's of effort. These tasks push us beyond our comfort zone, which can feel daunting. However - pushing our comfort zone (HSC CoWorks Key Behaviour #4) is essential for progress. Engaging in tasks that challenge us forces our brains to create new neural connections or...
HSC Economics Update: International Organisations Affecting Trade
There are many world organisations that affect international trade. They each have their specific role, but as a whole are responsible for the governance of trade between countries to ensure that it is done is a fair and equitable manner. 1. World Trade Organisation ...
The Next 30 Days Could Be The Most Important 30 Days Of Your HSC Campaign
This may sound ridiculous given we are still 3 months out from the Trial Exams and 6 months out from the HSC however these next 30 days will lay the foundation for the steeper and more challenging sections of the climb up famous Mount HSC. Approaching Basecamp 2 (end...
Brain Based Learning And Your HSC
Brain based learning is a system that aims to deepen our thinking and learning to ensure better outcomes not only in the HSC as HSC CoWorks use it but across all facets of our lives and future endeavours such as employment. With this, it aims to tackle the challenges...
HSC Economics Update: Exchange Rates
Exchange rates are constantly changing according to the global demand and supply of currencies across the globe. An exchange rate refers to the rate at which a unit of domestic currency is exchanged for a given amount of a foreign currency (Riley 2011). It is both a...
Cool Company To Work For #11: BMF
Are you interested in advertising, graphic design, business, public relations or communications? Then BMF might be the perfect place for you! BMF is a world leading agency, direct marketer, promotional agency, media company and digital shop based in Sydney and...
Historian Quotes For 20th Century Germany
THIS ARTICLE WAS UPDATED IN 2017 CLICK HERE TO VIEW UPDATED VERSION 17 years ago I sat my HSC and was lucky enough to receive HSC coaching from Fergus (who is also my Dad) and as a result Modern History became my favourite subject and the topic of 20th Century Germany...
Lessons Learnt From The HSC
For many, the HSC is a game that must be played as a mark of completing 13 years of education. With this, focus is often lost on what the HSC signifies and teaches you. With the benefit of hindsight, I have come to realise that there is much more to the HSC than the...
Cool Company To Work For #10 : AIME Mentoring
The not for profit sector in Australia is a vibrant one with thousands of people volunteering their time to a multitude of causes. AIME is a mentoring program set up by two Sydney University students that links university students with indigenous high school students....
HSC Economics Update: Economic Issues Part 2
Topic 3 of the HSC Economics Course looks at 6 economic issues in an Australian context. These issues are what pervades the content of the daily news and as such, there is so much information that can be included in essays beyond the theory that is in the textbooks....
Cool Company To Work For #9: Sweaty Betty PR
Public relations is a fast-moving, exciting industry that employs people across a wide range of areas including business, writing, design, fashion, IT and much more! Sweaty Betty PR is headed by Roxy Jacenko, who founded the company when she was just 24 years old....
Playing the ‘Game of School’
“The agreement between teacher and students to exhibit a façade of orderly purposefulness is a conspiracy for the Least, the least hassle for anyone” – Ted Sizer, Horace’s compromise (cited in The Passionate Teacher, Robert L. Fried). The constant dilemma that we see...
HSC Economics Update: Economic Issues
Topic 3 of the HSC Economics Course looks at 6 economic issues in an Australian context. These issues are what pervades the content of the daily news and as such, there is so much information that can be included in essays beyond the theory that is in the textbooks....
Cool Company To Work For #8: Brooklyn Grange
Are you interested in a career in agriculture, environmental studies, architecture, construction or business? Then this may be the perfect company for you! Brooklyn Grange is a New York City landscaping company that deals exclusively in rooftop farming. It covers...
The Habits Of Proactive And Effective People
I have just recently finished reading Steven Covey's "The 7 habits of highly effective people" and found it a fascinating read on how, by changing my mindset I can become a more productive person with bigger and better outcomes. Whilst Covey never specifies a...
HSC Economics Update: The Reserve Bank of Australia
According to its website the Reserve Bank of Australia: "conducts monetary policy, works to maintain a strong financial system and issues the nation's banknotes. The Reserve Bank commenced operations as Australia's central bank on 14 January 1960." The RBA and what is...
Mindfulness – Helping Our Students Perform Better
Mindfulness – Helping our Students Perform Better Want to improve concentration, be more focused, feel less anxious and even perform better overall? Well let me introduce ‘Mindfulness’ to you. Mindfulness as a concept has been around for centuries however it’s a real...
Cool Company To Work For #6: Atlassian
Software is in everything that we use – computers, phones, televisions. But we don’t often appreciate who is in charge of making and building these. Atlassian is a software development company for software developers. They help teams and companies of all different...
Economics Update- 4th March 2014
This week we look at Australia's place in the global economy and other countries responses to influence of the global economy. Awesome for essays on topic 1 and topic 2! Article 1 – Australia and the Global economy This article touches on China, the RBA and exchange...
Top 10 Tips For Studying
TOP TEN TIPS TO START THINKING MORE EFFICIENTLY We’ve had a productive week at HSC CoWorks getting our students set up on our online project management system, Basecamp. We are getting a lot of feedback from the students that although they seem to be spending enough...
Cool Companies To Work For #6: WhatsApp And The World of Start Ups
WhatsApp is a social media messenger service across all smartphone devices that allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. It started in 2009 in California when two friends decided to make an app on the recently started App Store of IPhones. What...
