normal school

noun

1. (formerly) a school offering a two-year course and certification to high school graduates preparing to be teachers, especially elementary-school teachers.

Normal School

noun

1. (in France, and formerly England, the US, and Canada) a school or institution for training teachers

Word History and Origins

Origin of normal school¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of normal school¹

C19: from French École Normale: the first French school so named was intended as a model for similar institutions