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From Unmotivated to Empowered: How to Support Your Teen in Finding Purpose and Balance at School
As a parent, it can be frustrating to watch your teen struggle with motivation and organisation. While it’s natural to want to step in, empowering them to take ownership of their learning is key. These skills are not always focused on at school and many students get to Year 11 & 12 struggling with how to plan their time, get organised (therefore decreasing levels of stress) and stay focused on their goals amidst the endless distractions out there for teenagers! Here are some tips on how...
We’ve expanded our ‘Zoom an Expert’ options for all students
Up until now our 'Zoom an Expert' service provided students with access to our amazing teachers Fergus, Tim and Adrian. We have now expanded our Zoome an Expert team to include our expert HSC Coaches, who graduated in either 2019 or 2020. These sessions are open to...
What is ‘rescuing’ and why you should avoid it
Developing resilience and a sense of curiosity in students is one of our primary missions at HSC CoWorks! We encourage students to use the HSC to develop the skill of "Owning it" so that they can ultimately take responsibility for their own success, including...
Developing the skill of essay writing
Fergus Gardiner, Founder of HSC CoWorks + an English and Modern History Teacher, outlines the secret to writing a strong HSC Essay in this video and also highlights WHY essay writing is a critical skill for students to develop at school and take with them into the...
WHY MINDSET IS SO IMPORTANT IN ACHIEVING A GREAT HSC RESULT
Why mindset is so important in achieving a great HSC result! In this video Jesse outlines the importance of mindset in achieving your desired HSC result. In order to unleash your full potential, you must first free yourself of any limitations, and realise the...
Why Virtual Learning is here to stay
FERGUS ON VIRTUAL LEARNING  In this video, Fergus (our Founder) explains the incredible benefits virtual learning has had on students. He notes that it has been a major breakthrough in supporting students individually rather than as a mass. HSC CoWorks provides HSC...
How our ‘ZOOM AN HSC EXPERT’ Functionality works
FERGUS ON ZOOM AN EXPERT In this video, Fergus (our Founder) explains our 'Zoom an Expert' function and its incredible benefits for students and teachers alike. On top of 5 hours face to face coaching a week and 24/7 online support, students can book in to one...
Why some students underperform in the exam room
Why do some students underperform in the exam room despite putting in hours and hours of hard work?  This is something we see when students arrive at HSC CoWorks. There is a lot of frustration and occasionally feelings of being demoralised because a student has put...
Why eating your frogs is so important
Why eating your frogs is so important! In this video Jesse outlines what a frog task is and why they are so important. For an HSC student, frog tasks are the hardest or most challenging tasks that they do not want to do, such as a practice essay or working on...
Why is grit so important?
Why is GRIT so important? In this video, Jesse discusses the importance of displaying grit in the form of perseverance and resilience when faced with obstacles. It is inevitable that HSC students will face setbacks and challenges along the way, but they should embrace...
HSC CoWorks Founder speaks to the AFR
Debate runs rings around figures for schools Australia’s debates over falling standards of education seem endless and circular despite the constantly increased funding. Why is it so hard to get the right answers? Sarah Mitchell is blunt about the failure of...
Introducing the CoWorks Achievement Badges
We are excited to announce our latest engagement feature of the HSC CoWorks student portal with the introduction of ‘achievement badges’! Students are now awarded achievement badges for reaching specific milestones with their output produced and overall engagement...
Summer Challenge Achievement Badge
In conjunction with the launch or our new Achievement Badges we also have two challenge badges for students to work towards over the summer break with our December Christmas Badge and our January Summer Badge. To earn these badges, the target is a modest 500-point...
Our virtual coaching offerings are here to stay
Across the globe there is a virtual learning revolution going on with millions of students from Kindergarten through to University completing their learning via Zoom and other similar platforms. While face to face school largely returned to normal fairly quickly for...
The antidote to procrastination, distraction and low engagement
The six million dollar question of how to eliminate procrastination, distraction and low engagement towards HSC success is answered by a simple and easily accessible solution for all students. The antidote to procrastination, distraction and lower levels of...
8 ideas for studying in the ‘post-trials slump’
The 'post-trials slump' is real for the vast majority of HSC students. You have covered all the content, assessment tasks are done, the countdown to graduation is on, the weather is heating up, 18th birthday events every weekend and 50% of your ATAR is still up for...
Live Q&A Support.. Anytime, Anywhere!
Live Q&A Zoom sessions run every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 5pm to 8pm through to the end of the HSC to receive additional one on one support from one of our experts as you need it when working outside of your normal CoWorks session. Join for as...
New Mindset. New Results!
You have everything you need to create your very own HSC Success Story. When we look around at those who are achieving the success which we want for ourselves, it is easy to fall into the trap of attributing those people as having ‘super powers’ i.e. they are smarter,...
Finish your HSC with Zero Regrets!
The future is still to be created by the actions we take today. It is inevitable that ALL students will experience the famous ‘post trials slump’. However, the students who are able to have a controlled and well earned break before resuming their training for the...
The Post Trials Slump
With trials just about finished up for everyone, we wanted to discuss a very common obstacle that students tend to face around this time of year: the post-trials slump. Yes it’s a real thing! After (hopefully) working very hard in the lead-up to trials, and...
Thank you
A huge thank you to everyone who has referred friends and family to commence in October 2020 for HSC 2021. The vast majority of our clients come from word of mouth and we are thrilled that the work we are doing with our students is resonating with so many families. At...
