Marlborough College Malaysia is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Best Community Work Award in the forthcoming Boarding Schools Association Awards for 2020. The award, launched in 2019, aims to highlight the work undertaken in the community by boarding schools across the world. MCM has been shortlisted due to outstanding Outreach […]
How many times have you been asked the question ‘what do you do?’ It is a staple of small-talk the world over. However, perhaps a more interesting question to be asked – and to think about – is ‘what gives you purpose?’ The answer to both questions may of course be the same but they […]
May 13th 2020 celebrates International Student’s Voice Day 2020. With the world currently apart due to COVID-19. #StudentVoiceDay aims to bring the world together by using their voices’ to thank others, using the power of technology. MCM Beak (teacher) Dr Michael Harvey, alongside fellow educators from the Our Global Classroom (OGC) Community have connected and […]
Old Marlburian, Terrenjit Gill, who left in June 2019, is making a significant impact during his first year of his National Service in Singapore serving as a combat medic. Before he goes off to study Medicine at university, Terren has engaged in operations involving the setting up and running of medical posts in foreign […]
Building on the work that Mr. Mason did during the Easter break, he has since engaged the help of Year 10 and Lower 6 pupils to create products that support healthcare workers in Johor. Pupils responded to Dr. Ng Kim Fong’s brief with a sense of urgency and purpose. They were asked to design ear […]
MCM are extremely proud to announce that Mr Mason – Head of Design and Technology, face shield design has been endorsed for use by the Design and Technology Association (DATA), making it one of only three designs that have approval for manufacture by DT departments to support the NHS (UK) It is the only ‘covered’ […]
As part of MCM’s Outreach program, there is a long-standing relationship supporting our local Rotary Orphanage in Skudai. Last week the Outreach team took supplies of food and other necessities which were donated via a collection point at MCM and a collection at Leisure Farm led by an MCM parent. Another initiative has […]
Head of DT – Mr Andrew Mason, was eager to lend his skills to help in the fight against Covid-19 this has resulted in the successful manufacture of face shields for front line doctors and nurses at the local hospital. Mr Mason has been working hard to design a face shield, which would be cheap, […]
For the academic year, 2019-2020 MCM Geography Department has sponsored a Malayan Tiger named ‘Moby’ in association with the Malaysian WWF. Back in the 1950s, Malaysia was thought to have as many as 3,000 tigers. In 2014, the number of Malayan tigers was estimated to have declined to an estimated 250-340, down from approximately 500 […]
Boarders, day pupils and staff regularly travel to the Desaru coast to conduct beach cleans. Post monsoon, the beaches are in a terrible state, full of debris and due to the limited accessibility from public services, the beaches are often long overdue a good clean. Many of our regular volunteer’s comment on the appalling amount […]