Teachers' seminars were

seminar A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some part ...

s (not to be confused with "

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...

") for elementary school

teacher education Teacher education or teacher training refers to programs, policies, procedures, and provision designed to equip (prospective) teachers with the knowledge, attitude (psychology), attitudes, behaviors, approaches, methodologies and skills they requir ...

. Usually it was a

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. They have existed for many centuries, and now extend acr ...

. In some countries the term is still in use. In Germany, there were separate seminars for female students ( :de:Lehrerinnenseminar).Koerner, Marianne, "Vom Lehrerinnenseminar zum Vollstudium", In: Auf den Spuren der Bonnerinnen / hrsg. von der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Frauengeschichte Bonn : Selbstverl. 2. überarb. u. erw. Aufl.,1995, pp. 50-54

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