When it comes to British education, Marlborough College Malaysia offers the best of both worlds: UK style education and traditions combined with all the fantastic benefits of a top international co-ed school, just over the Singapore border.
You want your kids to go to international school, so you’re on the hunt for a good one. But you want to know: can your kids get the same quality of education as they would in the UK? Will they also reap the benefits of living in a truly multi-cultural environment at an international school? Will your list of questions as a concerned parent ever get any shorter? We can’t help you with the last question (although we do relate!), but we can suggest that you check out Marlborough College Malaysia. As the only true British boarding school option outside of the UK, it’s a brilliant choice for parents who want to provide quality (and consistency, for those from the UK) in their kids’ education at the same time as an international experience to be treasured for a lifetime.
Marlborough College Malaysia (MCM) is rather special as an overseas British school, in that it is a genuine expansion of the home school founded in 1843 in Wiltshire. The management of the school is directly linked to Marlborough in England, and the two schools have genuine ties and exchange programs that utilize these 173 years of experience, tradition and heritage. This should be music to the ears of any homesick expat child or worried parent who wants to feel like they’re never far from home. MCM is the only school in South East Asia to offer a true British boarding option, allowing parents to keep their kids close by but not make any compromises on the style of education they want their kids to enjoy.
Boarding at Marlborough College Malaysia sounds like a whole lot of fun, in fact if they don’t mind, we might just move in ourselves. The boarding houses operate under the ‘Three Cs’ ethos of the school – Compassion, Companionship, and Conversation – so that students always have someone trusted they can turn to if they need help, or just feel like a chat. Days at MCM are filled to the brim with activities outside of the general school curriculum, such as sports, field trips, music, public speaking, and drama. And there are plenty of regular opportunities for parents to visit, or for kids to return home, which is easily done given the school is only around 10 minutes’ drive from the Tuas border crossing.
As for what your kids will be up to at school? They’ll be learning to think for themselves, to understand their responsibilities to the community and broader society, and to maximise their potential through a study program that broadly follows the English National Curriculum. This is supported by a fantastic array of academic extension and enrichment activities through societies, lectures, theatre trips, museum and gallery visits, debates, and more, all with the idea that qualifications alone are not the only measure of a well-balanced, educated person. Sport is a big part of the co-curricular program at MCM, where it plays a central role in supporting the school’s ethos. Students are encouraged to choose something that suits them from a huge range of sports, such as rugby union, netball, basketball, badminton, cross country, cricket, swimming, and plenty more.
If you’d like to check out the facilities and learn more about the Marlborough College Malaysia experience, mark these dates in your calendar, at three locations: 4 March in Jakarta, 5 March in Bali, and 9 March in Malaysia.
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This post is sponsored by Marlborough College.