Head's Newsletter 29 March 2019

visit to the remarkable Musée Flaubert was less about Flaubert the writer, far more about Flaubert’s father and the gruesome exhibits of early surgical technique. The constipation stool leaves a lasting impression. I have rarely seen Tiffin boys so totally absorbed in their work as in the drawing class that followed the Musée Flaubert. 2 hours of dogged determination to try to produce something of value. All efforts were memorable but not necessarily for the right reasons. The short trip went some way towards compensating for the absence of a French exchange this year. We hope that this will be reinstated for the next academic year.

TRIP TO ROUEN The Upper and Lower 6 th French students enjoyed 3 intensive days’ study in Rouen last week. The boys heard a variety of talks from the Station Manager at the beautiful Gare de Rouen to the erudite guide at the Musée des Beaux Arts where the magnificent impressionist collection was so well introduced.

Mr Williams

Add to that visits to violin makers, wine merchants, sculptors, French polishers and the extraordinary Aître St Maclou and there was something for everyone. If Rouen is the birthplace of Gustave Flaubert, there is more than enough in Rouen to remind us of the fact. Thursday’s