Several former pupils of Marlborough College Malaysia have put their heads together and launched a discussion website for youth, run by youth. Read more from Shyam Bhuller, CEO of discere.org. In an unprecedented global pandemic, millions of students across the globe found their schooling careers coming to an early end. Myself, along with other […]
Yesterday we welcomed children from year 4 upwards to the first of two weeks of Summer Sports. Children were able to use all the facilities throughout the day. The children enjoyed a multitude of sports and skill games including cricket, basketball, badminton and football coaching both in and outside.
An outstanding 100% success rate is being celebrated by Marlborough College Malaysia’s 2020 International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme candidates who again surpassed global and Asia-Pacific benchmarks. MCM candidates’ average score of 35 points is the equivalent at A-Level of A*A*A and far exceeds a world average of 29.7 and the Asia Pacific average of 33. […]
Today, at 10 am, the Marlborough College Malaysia community came together – by the power of technology – to watch the first Online Prize Giving Ceremony. Speeches were given by Tunku Ali, Chairman of the Council for MCM, Mr Alan Stevens, The Master, Head of Schools and Senior Prefects after which prizes were announced and […]
The ‘conversation with’ series has been truly inspirational on both a personal level but more importantly for our pupils here at Marlborough College Malaysia. The detail and passion that every international star has spoken about have made a huge impact on some of our very own budding sports stars. The realisation that there are several pathways to the international stage, […]
This morning we were delighted to welcome back some pupils from Remove (Year 10) and the Lower Sixth. The wet weather didn’t dampen spirits as the new SOPs were put into action. Pupils and parents checked-in by electronic app and had their temperatures taken at the main school gate prior to being dropped-off outside Court […]
In this weeks episode of the ‘Conversation with’ series Pupils, Parents and Beaks listened to Jamie Lennard, Director of Sport speak with Olympic Gold medallist Susannah Townsend MBE. Susannah has amassed 167 international caps, along with a plethora of medals from various tournaments around the world. The topic of conversation leads to her trials and tribulations in the build-up to winning […]
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 […]
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary efforts. Pupils at Marlborough are no strangers to going the extra mile to ensure excellence, and the 2020 Piano Soloists competition is testament to that. During the lockdown period, where possible, the instrumental music provision has continued, be it with ensemble rehearsals or simply the weekly lessons that pupils enjoy […]
CAS (creativity, activity and service) is one of the three essential elements that every student must complete as part of the IB Diploma Programme. Throughout the VI form at MCM students participate in a range of activities alongside their academic studies with the aim to enable students to enhance their personal and interpersonal development by […]
In this weeks episode of the ‘Conversation with’ series Pupils, Parents and Beaks listened to Jamie Lennard, Director of Sport speak with Olympic Silver medalists Jasmine Carlin and James Guy. In this insightful talk, Jasmine and James gave a detailed and honest account of the trials and tribulations in the sport of swimming. Messages […]
At a time when almost everything we have been looking forward to has been written off due to Covid-19, the cancellation of the Leavers Ball 2020 was perhaps the hardest for our Upper 6th leavers to take. It is the final right of passage for those that have grown-up with us and it marks the […]
Finding out that our IB exams were cancelled left many of us in the Upper Sixth confused and lost for direction. For many, the start of a new chapter of our lives seemed very far away, so we searched for ways to keep ourselves busy and productive during these uncertain times. The variety of courses […]
Marlborough College Malaysia are delighted to announce that the short film ‘I am a Bottle Cap’ has been awarded Highly Commended in the COBIS Eco Film Awards 2020. The competition’s aim is to develop COBIS students’ environmental awareness and empower them to take action. Students in the Sixth Form collaborated and produced the film […]
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 […]
Monday welcomed the start of the Summer Term at MCM. With online learning in full swing across the whole College, the term has started off on as positive a note as possible. Whilst not physically together the Beaks and pupils have enjoyed being back together in their virtual classrooms. The term began with assemblies, tutor […]
The MCM Outreach team have got together, by the power of technology, to create a film together, in this difficult time. The team of pupils are currently on holiday from online learning but they are not having a holiday from helping the community any which way they can. Although based in a number of […]
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’ […]