Last month (April 2018) nine pupils and two beaks set out in the early morning to go to Kota Tinggi to complete this year’s Bronze International Awards expedition. The expedition requires pupils to be self-sufficient and camp in the wilderness for two days and one night on top of a mountain range. Pupils had been […]
Saturday 5th May saw the fifth annual Ball for Friends of MCM, held for the first time within the College campus in the Wykeham Hall. Thanks to Leisure Farm’s generous donation, we managed to transform the school hall into an elegant, glitzy, Hollywood ballroom. Guests strolled along the red carpet in an array of sequins […]
Last weekend, our CAS group consisting of 19 pupils were involved in the renovating of the library in the local village school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Melayu. In the planning stage, this involved long discussions about what the renovation would include and we decided to not only re-decorate the library itself but also replace their books […]
On the 27th of April, two of the Lower Sixth CAS groups embarked on their project weekend to Rawa. The purpose of the trip was to carry out surveys to collect data based on the overarching theme of the CAS projects, which was Oceanic Awareness. During our three days in Rawa we were treated to […]
On Saturday, 28th April, two teams of U11 footballers travelled to KL for an invitational tournament at Alice Smith School. Following a late arrival that evening and an overnight stay, the pupils arrived bright and early on Sunday morning. The boys’ team, made up of players fromYears 4-6 made a very promising start, comfortably winning their first two matches. Mr Harvey and Mr Moriarty were impressed at […]
On the 18th of April, Marlborough College Malaysia was delighted to welcome a group of professional Guzheng (Chinese zither) players from Beijing to perform traditional Chinese music, which ranged in both style and difficulty. Formally invited to Johor by the Johor Centre of the Arts and FGS HsingMa Temple, the group comprised Ms Ai Hong Jin, […]
On Friday, 27th of March, the Pre-Prep had their annual talent show and this year it was appropriately known as the ‘M-Factor’. All of the houses were represented in true style, with a large variety of performances. Tap dancing, singing and Kung Fu were just some of the talents demonstrated during the hour-long show. Having […]
School records tumbled at the rescheduled Inter-House Athletics competition at the College yesterday afternoon. Pupils competed on the track in the 100, 200, 400 and the gruelling 1500 metre event as well as the 4 x 100 metre relay. On the field, competition was intense across all the disciplines which included: long jump, high jump, […]
On Friday, 20th April, the under 18 Touch Rugby girls travelled up to KL for the KL Tigers Touch Tournament at Epsom College. We started the day with a game against the KL Tigers, narrowly losing 2-1. However, the girls used this loss as a learning experience and were able to take what they learnt […]
After months of meticulous planning, on the 24th of March the Marlburian Committee hosted MCM’s first ever Sixth Form ball. With over a hundred guests, the event was a huge success and everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The theatre was decorated with gorgeous fairy lights, billowing sheets of fabric and glittering trees, which set the mood […]
Onn Tuesday, 27 March, pupils in the Pre-Prep enjoyed a lunchtime concert for the first time, with the library hosting the Pre-Prep choir and six Prep musicians, who treated some of our youngest pupils to a fine selection of live music. This was a great opportunity for the younger pupils in the Prep School to be inspired and entertained by the older ones. […]
On Friday, 23rd March, Marlborough College Malaysia held its annual whole school charity event: Marlborough Miles 2018. This year’s theme was ‘The Great Escape’ with Prep and Senior School Houses challenged to outrun one another from court. At 8.45am, all pupils, parents and beaks gathered on court to hear the Master ring the siren marking […]
The Senior School Inter-House Pancake Race served up its annual dose of thrills and spills at lunchtime yesterday. This popular contest is split into two categories; Senior Girls’ Houses and Senior Boys’ Houses. Wallace was victorious in the girls’ race and Wills retained the boys’ title.
Last weekend MCM hosted the Senior Straits Cricket Tournament, which brought together the best cricket-playing schools in the Johor area. The MCM team was incredible with the bat, precise with the ball and energetic in the field. The players won all four of their games comfortably, taking the overall title. It is extremely encouraging to […]
Last weekend MCM hosted the inaugural Senior Straits Netball Tournament, which brought together the best schools from Johor and Singapore, producing a unique and exciting competition. All the MCM teams competed with grit and determination, turning out some fantastic performances against strong opposition. We very much look forward to welcoming all teams back again next […]
Since November 2017, Marlborough College Malaysia has been offering a six-session programme entitled ‘Leadership for Young Women’. Aimed at Sixth Form boarding girls, the programme focuses on developing self-awareness and the soft skills that will help the girls fulfill their potential as leaders both within the College and in life after school, whether that be […]
On Wednesday, 21st March, Senior School pupils and Beaks were treated to an array of eight group dance performances during Assembly. This year’s House Dance theme was “Fairy-tales: a break with tradition”, with each Senior School House given a different fairy-tale on which to base a dance. Pupils were tasked with choreographing and performing, along […]
The IB Visual Art Exhibition opened on Tuesday, 20th March. It is an outstanding show and the eight talented artists should be congratulated on their fantastic artwork. Each young artist has curated their own space following a focused theme, communicating powerful issues to the audience through a wide range of media from painting to digital […]
Sunday, 18th March, saw the second occurrence of the MCM Triathlon with nearly 450 pupils, beaks, parents and external athletes taking part in age groups ranging from Under 6 through to Under 18 for the pupils as well as an open age category. The event meant that the MCM campus again came into its own, […]
March 14th-16th brought a real sense of magic to the College as Senior Drama pupils delighted with a type of theatrical experience not seen at MCM before. Audiences were treated to a fast-paced promenade journey transporting them as evacuees from the World War II tea party held at court, through a blackout shelter and train station, […]