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A nurturing British boarding school experience

The United Kingdom (UK) is known for its boarding schools, steeped in tradition and providing first-rate education for British elite over the decades. One such institution is Marlborough College, a 175-year-old school originally founded for the sons of Church of England clergy, and also one of the first British independent schools to introduce a coeducational system, which has allowed it to groom many remarkable women, including the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton. Perhaps enrolling your children in a British independent school isn’t just a matter of producing outstanding academic results. In fact, a big part of the boarding experience is developing EQ and instilling a sense of independence. On the other hand, education in Asia has been touted for its success in producing students with high intellectual capacity, where children are disciplined and competitive. Family, too, plays a big part, with parents closely monitoring the progress of their child. How then, can we combine the best of both worlds for our children? Marlborough College Malaysia (MCM) may just have the answer. Located in Johor, Malaysia, the sister school of the revered Marlborough College isn’t simply a franchise bearing the same name. Like its counterpart in the UK, MCM strives to provide a holistic curriculum, cultivating students in art, music, sport, service work and personal development on top of their academics, with co-curricular activities built into the school day. Replicating the British boarding experience, students year five and above are given the option to full-board or day-board, where they live communally in Houses under the leadership of a housemaster or housemistress, and mentorship of resident and visiting tutors. Inter-house competitions that range from debating to drama also strive to develop relationships and comradeship between student and allow the school to groom students and entrust them with leadership roles. The differentiating detail that sets it apart from Marlborough College in UK? It’s close to home. Rather than sending your child away to the UK, MCM allows you to stay involved with your kid’s education and attend school events, so he or she never feels too far from home. And when your child graduates, he or she will join the school’s alumni as part of the Old Marlborough Club, opening doors for ample networking opportunities.

Marlborough College Malaysia provides a holistic British boarding school experience just an hour away from Singapore