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• normal school
  normal school

  noun

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

  noun

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

normal school

American  

noun

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

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Normal School British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of normal school

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

It is nowhere near a normal school day.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“These assemblies have ended up creating a disruption to normal school activities and has also left many students feeling unsafe and unwelcome.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

Because I was a television actor, I wasn't being considered for films, so after a season would end, I'd just go back to my normal school.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

Across Los Angeles, the normal school week gave way to disruption on Tuesday.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

Probably Miss Myrt herself had never darkened the door of the normal school, or even been to Terre Haute.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck