after-school
adjective
af·ter-school
ˈaf-tər-ˌskül 
: happening or done after the end of the school day
after-school activities/programs
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Out of an abundance of caution, all Simi Valley Unified School District schools and campuses will be closed Tuesday for most staff and all students — including after-school programs that are on campus.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Employees can contribute up to $7,500 per year to help pay for childcare, preschool, summer day camp, before- or after-school programs and more.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
And yet, the comfortable resolution in the parting note feels all too schematic, like an after-school special; disappointing in a film that gives us something a lot more complex until then, including an excellent intervention scene between a defensive Garance and her theater troupe.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
From breakfast to after-school to midnight snacks, your refrigerator is a hot spot at certain times of day.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Employees can contribute up to $7,500 per year to help pay for childcare, preschool, summer day camp, before- or after-school programs and more.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
And yet, the comfortable resolution in the parting note feels all too schematic, like an after-school special; disappointing in a film that gives us something a lot more complex until then, including an excellent intervention scene between a defensive Garance and her theater troupe.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
From breakfast to after-school to midnight snacks, your refrigerator is a hot spot at certain times of day.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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