Today, Year 4 went on a journey of discovery to Ancient Rome. The pupils donned their togas and armour and spent the day learning about the Romans through a variety of activities. They started the day off with some training in their games session. Here they learnt what it took to become a true Gladiator. […]
To celebrate United Nations Day, which is on Sunday 24th October, Marlborough College Malaysia has spent the week exploring different nations across the globe. These international celebrations culminated with a Nations Day festival which took place on the 22nd October 2021. In a typical year, Nations Day would be celebrated across the College with […]
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When I had children, I am not sure what I expected. Difficulty, sure, but what did I expect them to be like? I think I assumed a level of ‘normality’, once the initial post-birth check that they had all their fingers and toes was completed. Now, I wonder what I thought ‘normal’ was. We […]
Marlborough College Malaysia’s Year 12 began their IB Visual Arts programme online. This was always going to be a hard task, however, they have risen to this challenge and excelled. The pupils have completed two projects to date, the first entitled Classical-Contemporary. Pupils chose a painting from a period of Art History, then combined […]
This morning, the sun rose over a very excited Marlborough College Malaysia because today we welcomed back on site pupils from Remove through to the Upper Sixth (IGCSE and IB). For pupils who joined MCM at the beginning of this academic year, it was the first time that they had seen the MCM campus […]
In September, Cynthia Wu took part in the bi-annual International Singing Competition organised by the Young Choral Academy, Voices in Bloom. Cynthia participated in the B2 category for Musical Theatre/Disney/Movie Theme Songs for children aged 10-13yrs old. She sang When Will My Life Begin from the hit Disney movie Tangled. Over 300 children […]
“I want to break free” Having just completed the Long Exeat aka the first half term, many of us were buoyed by the freedoms that were granted to travel, as we’ve been “under pressure” of the continued lockdown! For many parents & staff that had received their second vaccine this meant one thing… “break free!” […]
Marlborough College Malaysia is delighted to announce that the Master, Mr A. Stevens, has been elected to the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce’s (BMCC) Board of Directors. The BMCC represents the interests of British and Malaysian trade relations where they act as facilitators in driving trade relations using their extensive network of members. They […]
Marlborough College Malaysia hosted and assisted KKM (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia) to administer nearly 300 Covid-19 vaccinations to pupils and the wider community that included pupils from our neighbours at Raffles American School. Pupils were invited to come at designated slots throughout the day to the Wykeham Hall in the College. The large, fully air-conditioned […]
This project takes the famous “Seven Ages Of Man” speech from Shakespeare’s As you like it and has been adapted to reflect the College environment. Instead of ‘seven ages’ of life we have focused on seven areas of the College community. This project aims to bring to the forefront, awareness and thanks to those […]
A recent conversation found me on the wrong end of a 5 year-old’s wit after I admired his artwork. “What a colourful fish,” I said. “It’s not a fish. It’s a painting,” the young artist replied, laughing at his own joke and unknowingly reprising the surrealist conceit of René Magritte’s pipe, of which more later. […]
MCM’s musicians have achieved some outstanding results despite a difficult year, with music lessons unable to run in person for the majority of the year. Twenty-five instrumental music exams were sat by pupils who had to adapt to different learning environments and took on the added challenge of perfecting their instruments so that they would […]
Marlborough College Malaysia in the top 15 schools in Asia and the top 100 schools globally. Marlborough College Malaysia is incredibly proud to be awarded a place in the top 15 schools in China and South East Asia by Spear’s Schools Index 2021. MCM is only one of two schools in Malaysia that […]
Do you ever notice that small voice inside your head? The one that might give you a pep talk in challenging situations. Or the one that might cause you to further doubt yourself when feeling insecure. That voice is called your “inner voice” and is shaped over years, by the patterns of the things people say […]
Over the Exeat weekend, Marlborough College Malaysia remained home to 24 boarders, who were unable to return home for the short break. Although unable to leave the site, the boarders enjoyed a break from everyday school life. Taking advantage of MCM’s 90 acre site the activities included golf, cycling, a movie night, board games, and […]
Justin Lavigne, Kaitlyn Strika, Sophia Riaz, and Ethan Choi participated in a case study competition from the Economics & Leadership Forum, which took place during the College Summer break on the 25th of July. From the 150 applicants who applied, only 64 were shortlisted to participate. The selected teams were made up of Sixth […]
“Every day, everywhere our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly.” Ken Robinson I use the quote from the late Sir Ken Robinson as this is a wellbeing blog after all and putting the children first is ingrained in my role. There is no doubt we are all suffering […]
The Lower Sixth IB Core Weekend is a perennial event with the main purpose being to get acquainted with two of the main core elements of the IB, namely the CAS (Creativity, Activity and Service) and TOK (Theory of Knowledge) programmes. Both of these core elements, along with the extended essay (EE) are required for […]
Get creative: how doing something practical, just for the fun of it, can create a sense of purpose and release. A lesson from childhood. This is a story of creativity, release, bloodshed, bodily harm, tears, hope and humanity. Writing those words I am struck by the fact that it could describe my childhood: […]