Year 7 recently embarked on their week-long residential in Gopeng which was supplied by Nomad Adventures. After a 7-hour bus journey, pupils arrived at camp with excitement about the week ahead of them. New surroundings and dorm mates became the norm alongside an action-packed week of activities with time spent in the evening reflecting on […]
Year 6 were treated to a trip to Taman Negeri Endau Rompin for their residential last week. There was much excitement when the pupils arrived at their camp at Rompin Rainforest Lodge, where they were quickly introduced to their activity leaders. The week was spent kayaking and trekking amid the lush jungle. Everyone enjoyed […]
The Year 5 residential was full of smiles and laughter as the year group took part in a range of challenges, games and activities on the College’s 90-acre site. It was a chance for pupils to stay in a boarding house, fully immersing themselves in the Marlborough atmosphere and seeing it as their ‘home’ just […]
The Year 4 residential was another huge success this year as the group enjoyed a range of challenges and exciting adventures within the beautiful grounds of the College. First was a lesson in survival skills at our Forest School. Here, the pupils learnt how to construct shelters, forage for food, and find water from […]
Last weekend, the Silver Award pupils in Hundred undertook their Practice Adventurous Journey on Sungai Melayu. Following several months of determined logging and training, this was their first opportunity to experience the expedition aspect of the award. It was also a chance to practise some paddle and rescue skills before the Qualifying expedition in two […]
During the first week of the April holidays, MCM took a ski party of 40 children from Year 7 to Lower Sixth to the ski slopes of Japan. Learning to ski, or developing skiing skills, is one of the best ways to spend a school holiday, surrounded by friends on the ski slopes of Japan. […]
The weekend before the Easter break, pupils from Year 7 to Hundred embarked on a diving adventure to Tioman Island, in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. A total of 22 pupils accompanied by Mr Tolba, Mr and Mrs Cowie, and Mr Lyon were able to enjoy the wonders of the underwater world around Tioman Island […]
On the 31st March pupils in the MCM Debating Society took part in a Debating Forum with Kolej Tuanku Jaafar, an international school in Negeri Sembilan. Debating several different motions, our pupils were able to explore interesting topics and develop their debating skills. Below is a series of accounts from pupils who took part in […]
On Wednesday 15th March, Year 2 embarked on an adventure to the Sinar Eco Resort in Johor Bahru. The trip took pupils to feed and learn about a plethora of animals from horses to goats, iguanas to chickens. As pupils arrived, they boarded a tractor ride around the farm, seeing all of the animals in […]
This week saw pupils return from the MCUK Shell Exchange programme, embracing the warmth of Malaysia again, but sad to have left behind such a unique experience. As our pupils bid farewell to the UK, we look back on their experiences in their last week abroad. In their final week in the UK, pupils ventured […]
On the 4th March, our boarding pupils took a trip to Riders Lodge Resort, a popular destination amongst our boarders as they are able to learn how to horse-ride. The pupils spent the first morning learning about the parts of a horse and their characters. They also learnt how to groom a horse, feed them […]
This Lent Term brings an exciting school trip for our Shell pupils as the MCUK Shell Exchange begins. This is a unique opportunity for our pupils to experience the UK environment, schools and culture that is provided only by our close connection with our sister school, MCUK. Over the half term break, Shell pupils from […]
Our Drama and Theatre pupils were treated to an excellent performance on the 6th November, visiting the world famous Slava’s Snow Show in Singapore. The trip was open to all Drama and Theatre pupils who wanted to experience the truly magical wonder of the interactive Snow Show, an educational experience of what drama and theatre […]
From the 26th to the 28th of September, the Hundred Geography pupils took a 3-day trip to Kota Tinggi and Mersing to carry out essential urban and river fieldwork for our IGCSE Geography course. After the departure from school, we arrived at Kota Tinggi where we carried out river sampling in Sungai Pelepah to […]
Early on Saturday 10th September, 15 intrepid MCM pupils and 3 beaks departed for the adventure of a lifetime. Travelling by bus to the Endau Rompin State Park Headquarters, the group was soon packing their canoes for their three night IA Silver Adventurous Journey that would see them travel through hundreds of thousands of […]
On 14th September Year 1 ventured out of the school site for the first time this year, visiting a Malaysian cultural village experience. The trip was a brilliant opportunity for pupils to learn more about Malaysian culture and heritage in a fun and exciting way. To begin the day, pupils were treated to roti […]
On Monday 20th June, 25 Senior School pupils left Marlborough College Malaysia to undertake their expedition walk for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (IA). This is a part of the worldwide and highly regarded programme of resilience, leadership and personal development for young people. The pupils have to complete an expedition during which […]
On Wednesday 15th June, Lower Sixth pupils of Marlborough College Malaysia set off for a Biology trip where they were given the opportunity to explore the local habitats and learn about the impact that humans are having on the organisms who live there. They worked alongside Kelab Alami, a local NGO that provides environmental education […]
From the 25th to the 27th May 2022, Year 7 pupils had their Residential within the 90 acre grounds of Marlborough College Malaysia. The pupils experienced an action packed three-day itinerary all without leaving the campus. The itinerary included an introduction to diving, where an external team came on-site and taught the pupils how […]
On Wednesday 18th May 2022, the Reception pupils went on their first school trip to the UK Farm, based in Johor. This trip plays an important part in their topic for the term which is Farms and Growing. Throughout the day the pupils helped to feed the goats including the infant goats (kids) milk […]