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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

As one slide at a meeting for parents said: “We feel confident about allowing a return to normal school operations, giving discretion to site administrators to pivot should conditions change.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

Nova High and Washington Middle School nearby are in shelter-in-place mode, with outside doors locked but normal school operations continuing, the district said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 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

They wouldn’t pay for a real teacher trained at the Terre Haute normal school.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck