‘Do Good, Feel Good: Rewarding positive behaviour and promoting Wellbeing within the College Community’ Had I been writing this 100 years ago, or even as recently as the 1950s, the title of this piece would have read very differently, I suspect. It would probably have been something like: ‘School Rules: why all pupils must obey […]
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 […]
On Friday, 11th September, Year 4 celebrated the famous children’s author through Roald Dahl Story Day. The pupils dedicated an afternoon to Roald Dahl’s stories, characters, and memorable moments. The pupils both online and in the classrooms were able to take part in a carousel of activities demonstrating how reading and storytelling is woven throughout […]
Shena, Remove (Year 10) pupil and one of Marlborough College Malaysia’s academic scholars took an entrepreneurship course this Summer and subsequently was offered an internship for the remainder of the summer in Singapore. Here is Shena’s experience. “Four months into isolation, I had decided that it was time to venture back out into the world […]
My curiosity in artificial blue light and its potential effects became heightened as we entered online learning. The increased screen-time during this period obviously had several facets, whether it was to stay connected to friends and family or to continue learning, it has been a necessity. Whilst we were able to innovate our teaching styles […]
Pupils of Marlborough College Malaysia are fortunate to be completing their quarantine at Hotel Jen, Puteri Harbour. MCM has a bespoke offering that has been agreed with the relevant government authorities which allow pupils to be met at KLIA, transported under the control of (Civil Defence) APM and then quarantined at the hotel with MCM […]
The English Department is delighted to announce the recognition of two of our pupils’ creative talents by gaining highly commended mentions in two separate competition from the previous academic year. For the FOBISIA COVID-19 Creative Writing Competition, Sophia Tan (Hundred) gained a highly commended mention for her short story, which was described by judge Angie […]
Welcome to the first Parent Wellbeing Blog of this new academic year. It has been great to welcome so many of our pupils back to MCM and we look forward to more moving into our day and boarding communities. All this helps the pupils, staff and families to have a sense of returning to normality, […]
Pupils of MCM took part in The Student Investor Challenge which gives pupils the chance to experience what it’s like to invest in stocks and shares. Teams, consisting of four members aged between 14 and 19, invest virtual money in the stock market to see who can get the best results. In 2019/20 just under […]
From Nursery to the Upper Sixth there were numerous smiles (under masks) and physical distance hellos as pupils returned to the College. For some pupils, it has been over four months since they have been on the College grounds and seen most of their friends and teachers face to face. Last night Boarders returned to […]