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Malvern Preparatory School is an Augustinian School, Catholic and Independent for boys in grades 6 through 12, located in the Greater Philadelphia suburb of Malvern, Pa. We are committed to the Augustinian values of Veritas, Unitas, and Caritas, meaning Truth, Unity, and Love. An Augustinian School, Catholic and Independent, Living the Augustinian spirit of Veritas, Unitas, and Caritas Malvern is dedicated to the pursuit of Truth through academic excellence and the growth of each of its students so that he is prepared fully for college and a life of integrity and courageous leadership. Seeking oneness of mind and heart in the journey toward God, Malvern strives to build a diverse community in which a caring faculty works with parents and students to instill in everyone a personal responsibility for the common good. Inspired by Christ, the Malvern Tradition invites each individual to grow and give in a family distinguished by the respect, challenge, service, and exceptional love. Our beliefs: St. Augustine is not just our founding father, but an active influence within our community. Every course a student takes at Malvern Prep should allow him to get to know more about himself. Outstanding coursework includes a balance of both content and skills. Hard work, not busy work. Rigor is a function of how much we ask a student to think, not how much we ask him to complete. Feedback is a powerful tool in enhancing the learning experience for all community members. We believe boys learn better in an environment where each student can be empathetic to one another where boys can work on their sense of self and where boys can just be boys among their brothers. Independent or private schools provide more support, more educational opportunities, and individual attention for each student to grow into the person they are meant to be. As a Catholic, Augustinian educational institution for young men, Malvern Prep endeavors to integrate St. Augustine's values of Truth, Unity, and Love into all that we do. Like St. Augustine, we believe that God is the Father of all creation. This is why Malvern Prep celebrates diversity in the Church and the world. We especially strive to emulate Jesus Christ and St. Augustine's inclusion of and support for underrepresented peoples. Accordingly, at Malvern, we welcome diversity of all types and integrate our commitment to diversity into the day-to-day academic, athletic, social, and spiritual development of every member of the Malvern community. As one part of this effort, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty, staff, and student body. As another part of this effort, we are committed to an interdisciplinary, multicultural curriculum. Our Augustinian values guide the ways by which we deliver such a curriculum to students of all walks of life: TRUTH: Our educators emphasize creative and respectful engagement with all perspectives. Creative and respectful engagement enables every intellectual tradition, cultural heritage, social group, or philosophical stance to journey closer to the Truth. UNITY: Our educators emphasize giving voice to, and listening to, diverse members as a way to build unity. By including all members as partners, Malvern forms leaders for an ever-changing global environment. LOVE: Our educators emphasize the creation of a welcoming and loving environment. A loving atmosphere best helps students acquire knowledge. That knowledge subsequently grows into wisdom through cooperative, respectful and lively exchanges among many cultures and social groups. We are confident that our commitment to Diversity, through St. Augustine's values, will ensure that we continue to provide a positive experience to a diverse student body, their families, and employees from all walks of life. View full school

The Downs Malvern is a vibrant day, weekly, Flexi- and full-boarding independent prep school for girls and boys aged 3 – 13 years. The school is set within its impressive 55-acre campus on the western edge of the Malvern Hills and is part of The Malvern College Family of Schools. Children benefit from excellent teaching alongside superb extra-curricular, boarding, and sports facilities, including a multi-million-pound sports hall, art studio, IT suite, an all-weather sports pitch. The children at The Downs Malvern are wonderfully cheerful and their many excellent successes are as wide as the academic, sporting, and extra-curricular program that keeps us all so busy every minute of the day. The days spent here are undoubtedly some of the happiest of the children’s lives, as they grow into confident and responsible teenagers and move on to their next schools. We ensure this happiness through a well-balanced values program that encourages each boy, girl, member of staff, and parent to be respectful of each other and to care for each other. The Downs School at Colwall was founded in 1900 by Herbert Jones. He had been educated in Cambridge and was Headmaster at Leighton Park School when he and his wife Ethel Jones founded The Downs as a preparatory school for boys. It opened with four pupils and slowly expanded, having 40 pupils in 1918. The Joneses were Quakers, and The Downs was unusual in being originally a Quaker school. The Downs was also unusual in pioneering the inclusion of extra-curricular activities, such as music and hobbies, for its pupils. This innovation would eventually spread into mainstream preparatory schools. In 1920 the Joneses left and were succeeded by the second master, Geoffrey Hoyland. He arrived at the school with his wife Elsie Dorothea Cadbury. They used the Cadbury family's wealth to expand and improve the school during his tenure as Headmaster. Geoffrey Hoyland built new buildings, introduced student self-government and an innovative curriculum with an emphasis on science and the arts. It was under his supervision that the pupils built the miniature railway, the only one in any English school at the time and which is still in use today. Whilst Headmaster, Geoffrey Hoyland employed the painter Maurice Feild and the poet W. H. Auden as teachers at the school. Frazer Hoyland succeeded his brother Geoffrey as Headmaster in 1940. He increased the school's emphasis on music and drama. Shortly after the war, the poet James Kirkup taught at the school for four terms and wrote his first collection there. William Vaughan Berkley became Headmaster in 1952 and remained until 1969. In 1957, he was appointed as English master the actor Anthony Corfield, who sustained an active program in Drama for more than thirty years. James Brown, who had been assistant head to Berkley, became Headmaster in 1969. He wrote the history of the school, 'The First Five' (meaning the first five headmasters), published in 1988. Brown was succeeded as Headmaster by Christopher Syers-Gibson, D. H. M. Dalrymple, Ian Murphy, Andrew Auster, J. Griggs, and, in 1999, Christopher Black. By the end of the twentieth century, the school had become co-educational and included a nursery, kindergarten, and pre-prep as well as the original preparatory school. Alastair Ramsay became the next headmaster and, in 2008, the school merged with Malvern College prep school, on The Downs' existing site. In September 2009, Alastair Cook was appointed as Headmaster. The Downing Society draws its membership from former pupils of the school and is open to anyone who has attended any of the three schools which eventually merged to become The Downs Malvern. The Downing Society is open to anyone who has attended The Downs Colwall, Hillstone, or Malvern College Prep. Honorary membership is also offered to members of staff from these schools when they leave. The current Headmaster, staff, pupils, Governors, and parents are keen to build on much of the history that the three founding schools and their communities have established, whilst continuing to innovate and improve. The society currently has well over 1000 members. The archives have recently been rehoused in the main school building, and cataloging is still underway. We always welcome additions (donations) to our already extensive archives, particularly Badgers, as we no longer have a complete set. We also do not have copies of newsletters before 2014, and these could form an interesting addition. The society holds an annual Downian Day reunion, hosted by the school. The format can vary from year to year, but it is usually on a Saturday during the Summer term so that society members can see various hobbies in action, as well as visiting the archive room. Members are encouraged to attend the society's AGM, which precedes a buffet or picnic lunch. We are also hoping to resurrect the tradition of a cricket match on the day in which society members, current parents, and teachers - and indeed anyone connected with the school - are invited to participate. An annual newsletter is circulated electronically to society members, provided their current email addresses are on the membership database. Members can opt to receive a hard copy of the newsletter by post, subject to a small charge to cover print and postage costs. In addition to articles relating to the school and its pupils and teachers past and present, the newsletter is a means for members to share updates with their friends and contemporaries at the school. View full school

Curriculum: IBDP Malvern College Egypt provides premium quality education. We understand that children develop at different speeds in many different areas, so we must work in partnership with our parents so that we support every child as they progress along their life journey of learning. Malvern College Egypt strives to be the leading independent co-educational day school of its scale and type in Egypt and seeks to develop happy, balanced individuals who will achieve personal fulfillment at university, at work, and in society at large. Our core business is learning. The board curriculum, complemented by an extensive sporting, musical, artistic, and dramatic co-curriculum and underpinned by a strong emphasis on pastoral care, encourages individuals to maximize their potential. Stimulated and challenged by the Malvern experience, we intend for our students more frequently to exceed expectations than simply to meet them. The emphasis on individual achievement has its counterpoint in our encouragement of teamwork, cooperation, and services to others. We believe it is important for our students to have a firm commitment to deep-rooted values, and to be flexible, pragmatic, and open to new ideas. We seek to be inclusive, respecting members of all nationalities, and promoting responsible and active citizenship. We aim to build self-discipline, self-confidence, and to develop communication and leadership skills in our students, who will emerge as lively, articulate young adults ready to contribute widely to the global community. Our restaurant provides healthy cooked meals using fresh produce. We have six fully equipped science laboratories, a three-story library and media center, and three dedicated music studios with six peripatetic music practice rooms. We also have a dance studio, a 25m six-lane swimming pool, a beginners’ pool for the Early Years, a netball and basketball court, a 7-a-side FIFA 2 professional quality all-weather surface, a 450-seat theater, food technology, and art and design technology workshops. Additionally, there is a medical center, a Cilantro coffee shop, and a stunning central piazza. We currently cater from Pre-Nursery to Sixth Form. We offer the International General Certification of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and internationally recognized pre-university qualification including ‘A’ Levels. In April 2019 the College was given the authorization to offer the IB Diploma Programme by the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organisation) and now offers the IBDP to our pupils. MCE is academically selective and follows an enhanced form of the English National Curriculum, which has an excellent reputation worldwide. Our emphasis is on learning and how pupils learn, rather than just content. We place a great deal of importance on our pupils’ ability to work collectively, as well as independently, in developing their thinking. MCE places equal importance on intellectual, personal, and social development. We concentrate on four core areas throughout the college: academic excellence development of the performing arts, commitment to the sport, and engagement within our community. Performing arts will be at the heart of MCE. We intend to provide every pupil with the chance to perform in choirs, orchestras, in groups, as part of an ensemble, and individually as soloists. All can expect the appreciation and support of the college community. Involvement in sport offers tremendous opportunities to develop social and leadership skills, as well as naturally promoting fitness and a healthy lifestyle for our students. We will encourage our pupils to participate in the extensive range of sporting co-curricular activities on offer at MCE, whether it be competitive or recreational, for them to discover the enjoyment that comes from playing together as a team or participating in an event as an individual. Tournaments and fun sports days will take place regularly. We believe in the benefits of competitive sport where we play to win and give our all, but also learn to accept defeat with dignity and respect befitting a Malvern student. Our website clearly shows you the facilities at MCE which are designed to enhance your child’s learning experience. The school has also, in response to the ongoing issue of air pollution, installed a comprehensive air purification system to ensure the very best indoor air quality for our community. Additionally, our dining hall will serve organic produce to offer your child the healthiest environment possible. However, facilities, while important, are only a part of a school. It is the quality of the people, the teaching, and the support staff, which makes a school special. At MCE we are fortunate to have a highly skilled committed and friendly staff who will give their very best efforts for our children. All our teachers are well-qualified professionals who bring a depth of international knowledge with them. MCE is an exhilarating, vibrant and fun place to be. Our promise to you is that in return for your trust and support, we will deliver confident, happy, polite, internationally-minded achievers ready to succeed in the future. Learning Approach to learning Nursery & Reception (Age 2.5 – 5) Key stages 1 & 2 (Age 5-11) Key stages 3 and 4 Key stage 5 Accreditations The School is Licensed from the Ministry of Education in Egypt MCE is Officially An Authorised IB World School for the Diploma Programme. Pursuing Patron’s accreditation with COBIS. Malvern College Egypt is an authorized Examination Centre under the supervision of the British Council for: Edexcel CIE (Cambridge International Examination) AQA Qualifications including IGCSEs and (I) A-Levels. View full school

Malvern St James Girls' School is a leading independent school for pupils aged 4-18. What helps to make us distinct and refreshing, is our recognition and active support for the individual talents, interests, and passions of girls, and the liberating and inclusive ethos the school embraces. Malvern St James doesn’t produce a ‘type’ of girl. We achieve excellent academic results, but we are not an exam factory. Our ethos is one of inclusion and respect. Girls can pursue their passions and interests in the field of their choice – all routes are equal. It may be horse riding, engineering, politics, the environment, or climbing. We recognize the importance of allowing each individual to grow and flourish. We find ways to support girls to achieve their passions. Girls can be anything they want to be, whether that is a high flying academic, a passionate sportswoman, or both! They are not defined by what they can achieve but because of the support Malvern St James offers and the personal development we nurture in girls, they can go on to achieve everything they want. We nurture freedom of spirit, respect for others, and support of every member of our school community. Our staff are innovative and passionate about their work and constantly evolve new ways to inspire learning and exploration of their subjects, often beyond the curriculum. We actively encourage debate and open discussion. We explore the world around us, at home and across the globe. We believe in maintaining truth and transparency as a school community. Malvern St James is a refreshing and inspiring school for girls. A school that helps girls to truly develop their thinking skills, to explore who they are, and to develop the courage and self-belief to go out into the world and be true to who they are. Our Belief in Growth MindsetIt is not normal nor realistic to be brilliant at everything all the time, and our failures inform future success. No wonder one of the first questions that often gets asked in job interviews is: tell me something that you did that didn’t go well and what did you learn from it? We are passionate believers in the importance of having a ‘growth mindset’ and viewing intelligence as elastic rather than fixed. This is one of the reasons why we put such a store on girls taking intellectual and creative risks, together with positive feedback and encouraging participation. Most importantly, they learn that it’s okay to fail. This way they are more likely to take intellectual and creative risks, learn from mistakes and enjoy the ride, which means working harder and going further. We encourage our girls to be ambitious, to follow their passions, and to be confident: and to appreciate the value of hard work and determination. We want to show girls the full spectrum of interests that contribute to a balanced and happy life and demonstrate the joy of finding something they love and pursuing it. View full school