We want our pupils to discover and develop their abilities and talents in the broadest sense.
We want our pupils to know, understand and appreciate:
- the origins and chronology of western and other cultures;
- the origins and development of Britain;
- the basic physical geography of the planet;
- the issues of the day;the lives of people outside Marlborough College and Great Britain;
- the processes of scientific method;
- the nature and importance of language;
- the basic principles of ethical theory;
- the importance of spirituality and reflection.
We want our pupils to be able to:
- learn independently;
- interact confidently and respectfully with others;
- talk articulately and present information effectively;
- write accurately and effectively;
- make critical judgements;
- organise their time;
- take advice and learn from criticism;
- demonstrate their numeracy;
- use a language other than English competently;
- research effectively;
- make connections between subjects.
We want our pupils to experience and engage with:
- learning for its own sake;
- people with diverse backgrounds and experience;
- high expectations from all their teachers;
- collaborative endeavours;
- the idea of service;
- opportunities for reflection;
- a wide range of physical challenges;
- experience of both success and failure.
We want our pupils to be:
- compassionate and considerate;
- intellectually curious and interested in ideas;
- prepared for academic challenge;
- self-motivated, self-disciplined and independent;
- able to take the initiative;
- respectful of people from other times, backgrounds, beliefs and cultures;
- properly aware of their own strengths and weaknesses;
- properly ambitious and aspirational;
- open-minded.