About Us
Square One is a specialist school dedicated to filling the gaps of modern education. We help students escape endless distraction and toxic stress by teaching them how to break unwanted patterns, find value-alignment, and be present.
Start from Square One
Our programs build the inner skills that traditional schooling leaves behind: focus, emotional regulation, value-driven decision making, and resilience under pressure. The result is clarity, calm, and sustainable momentum.
- Break cycles of distraction and avoidance
- Build habits that support wellbeing and performance
- Strengthen self-belief, motivation, and follow-through
Nik Ternezis
Nik scored a 99.3 ATAR, holds a degree in Finance & Economics from Sydney Uni, and built his first business at 24. But numbers were never the point.
His whole life, he saw people suffering on deeper levels than they were taught how to address.
- A difficult home life made him see early how unchecked mental illness destroys lives and close relationships.
- As a tutor, he saw students struggle - not with intelligence, but with motivation and self-belief.
- In friends and peers, he kept seeing the same struggle: smart, capable people feeling lost, stuck, or burned out, chasing success but lacking fulfilment.
So he built a different kind of education — one that helps people of all ages find clarity, overcome destructive patterns, and move beyond a rote-learned life.
Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and nearly a decade of meditation and teaching, Nik's work helps people take back the reins and meet life with more confidence, clarity, and calm.