Further to our excitement of becoming finalists for the Boarding School Association, we are proud to announce we have won The Boarding Innovation Award of 2021. The Boarding Innovation Award celebrates an outstanding example of innovation to deliver better boarding. MCM’s Barton Farm is the focus of this category. Since the project began, thanks to […]
Over 30 boarders remained at Marlborough College Malaysia over the three week Easter holidays as they were unable to travel home during the pandemic. To ensure that they had a safe, restful and varied holiday, an exciting array of activities and trips was available, as well as plenty of opportunity to revise for those taking […]
The annual Pi Day, led by the Prep School Mathematics Department, didn’t fail to amaze and showcase the pupils’ astonishing ability to memorise and recall. Pi Day is a day of Mathematical themes and special activities throughout all lessons of the day with the highlight accumulating in the Digit Memory Challenge. The challenge […]
During online learning Year 7 pupils were studying Hokusai in their Art lessons. You would be right in thinking that collaborative artwork would be very difficult to achieve across the world – but not for Marlborough College Malaysia pupils. Pupils each had the same sized square to recreate their segment of the piece. Last […]
Marlborough College Malaysia receives the highest recognition from the Council of British International Schools. Marlborough College Malaysia set the pace globally by partnering with COBIS (the Council of British International Schools), the oldest and largest premier association of British schools overseas, to achieve the first-ever fully online Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance with […]
This morning the College community was delighted to welcome back all the remaining year groups. It was excellent that everyone was back and able to take their seats, bringing classrooms to life once more throughout the College. We eagerly await the day when all our pupils from around the globe can all be […]
Throughout January and February, the art department ran a competition where pupils were required to produce a piece of art that reflected the theme of Connections. There were some incredible entries from across the school, in a variety of mediums, all showing different interpretations so it was a difficult task selecting the winners across […]
To mark this year’s World Wildlife Day on the 3rd March 2021 pupils across the College picked specific areas of interest. In the senior school, Mr Duncan and his Remove (Year 10) Geography class discussed the theme for this year’s World Wildlife Day: Forests and Livelihoods – Sustaining People and Planet. They studied the […]
Whilst celebrations for Lunar New Year, Year of the OX may have looked a little different from normal, that did not stop the MCM community from celebrating in full force prior to the half term holiday. Pre-Prep pupils created and decorated lanterns or crafted their own Ox. Prep pupils designed posters containing information about the […]
Never before have speaking and listening opportunities been so fundamentally important for our pupils. Being able to present one’s ideas clearly, confidently and with enthusiasm is an important life skill; during the last two weeks, all pupils in the Prep School have participated in activities which have focused on their ability to speak and listen […]
Beautiful clear blue skies welcomed our youngest and oldest pupils back to the College site this morning. Pupils in Nursery, Reception, Hundred (Year 11) and Upper Sixth were back on site to receive their lessons face-to-face from their Beaks (teachers) alongside physically distanced friends. Excited pupils from the four-year groups were granted permission to return […]
Lockdown, CMCO, Circuit Breaker, MCO, a new language and significant changes to life as we now know it. We are learning to live with the stress of teaching kids being taught online and still having a happy homelife. I can assure you that I am in the same position as you all and it is […]
Iskandar House Common Room was transformed with beautiful Indian fabric draped from the ceiling and colourful lights strung across the walls for a Deepavali Celebration for all the Prep boarders. There were garlands of flowers decorating the entrance, in addition to sparkling outdoor decorations hanging from the trees and atmospheric flameless candles welcoming everyone. Pupils […]
The Anti Bullying Alliance ran anti bullying week from Monday 16th to Friday 20th November. This year’s theme examined the positive power that society can have when we come together to tackle a common challenge. The week began with Odd socks day, slightly modified this year to include odd hats and hairstyles. This meant our […]
On Friday 20th November 2020, we hosted our first ever Online India Day. India Day is a yearly celebration of our Year 3 topic ‘Incredible India’. We were greeted online during our morning Google Meet to an array of colour and design as the children dressed up in beautiful costumes to kick start the celebrations. […]
On Sunday 8th November the boarding community joined together at dawn in an Act of Remembrance on Court. Sora in Year 12 commenced the service playing Schindler’s List on the violin. The Master, Mr Alan Stevens led the service which included poignant readings from both pupils and Beaks with Ms Goh, of the British Council […]
Sport is as old as humanity itself. It’s kept us fit and healthy while building strong communities and boosting morale. With the current closure of the College, MCM sees the importance of sports as being ever more relevant not only for pupils but the whole College community. From daily challenges for younger pupils to online […]
How to talk to teenagers (and when not to) Contemplating my ‘writing task’ over last weekend, I immediately questioned my authority to do it justice. Goodness. Who made me the expert? Yes I have two of them and have taught a fair few of them during my teaching career, but I certainly wouldn’t consider myself […]
“Connecting Our Communities through Music…” This was the first online concert of the academic year 2020/2021. Over 30 pupils across the Prep School, both online and onsite, day and boarding pupils have been involved. The theme chosen for the evening was ‘Connecting our Communities Through Music’ which was aimed at reminding parents that music has […]