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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The Overtown Optimist Club is preparing to expand its long-running after-school and athletics programs.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, my wife and I took Peter to an after-school program at a nearby arboretum.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Focuses on refugee and immigrant children and their families and offers after-school and summer programs, family support in multiple languages, and helps families navigate life in a new country.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Community members will have access to certain schoolyards in the Fort Worth Independent School District during after-school hours in an effort to increase accessibility to open spaces.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, my wife and I took Peter to an after-school program at a nearby arboretum.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Focuses on refugee and immigrant children and their families and offers after-school and summer programs, family support in multiple languages, and helps families navigate life in a new country.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Community members will have access to certain schoolyards in the Fort Worth Independent School District during after-school hours in an effort to increase accessibility to open spaces.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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