Community Seminars involve adults joined by some common ground, either literal or figurative. Community Seminars have occurred in businesses and retirement homes, as well as in schools. This type of dialogue is constructive for building collaborative understanding and to promote thinking processes. Often Community Seminars are associated with a school and include parents and other community members in formal Paideia dialogue. They serve to introduce community members in a “mind’s on” way to an important facet of the school’s life, and they provide a means for discussing ideas and values that are essential to the development of the school community.