after-school
adjective
af·ter-school
ˈaf-tər-ˌskül 
: happening or done after the end of the school day
after-school activities/programs
Examples of after-school in a Sentence
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The childcare crisis isn’t just for families with young children in private programs; after-school care and camps for the four months a year that most kids are not in a K-12 educational setting are also becoming more expensive and fiercely competitive to even get into.
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Katherine Goldstein, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Families that needed extended care may either be able to take advantage of district offerings or have to seek alternative care to cover school breaks and after-school hours.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The program offers juvenile justice services, child welfare services, reunification programs, summer school, after-school programs, behavioral health services, and Santa Fe Youth Services, which address substance abuse and anger management.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the district, Martinez also served the after-school program at Franklin Elementary School.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
During 5th and 6th grade, Kourtney took part in Kauffman Cares, an after-school program that aims to make a difference in her community.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
And women’s lives there have often revolved around food shopping and driving their children to and from school and after-school activities.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Center Since 1984, the Guadalupe Center has served approximately 1,950 children and youth a year in the Immokalee school system, ranging in age from infants and children in their Early Childhood Program to their after-school tutoring and summer programs and their Tutor Corps.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
In Montgomery County, for example, Northwood High School in Silver Spring is hosting an after-school viewing, said district spokesman Chris Cram.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Katherine Goldstein, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Families that needed extended care may either be able to take advantage of district offerings or have to seek alternative care to cover school breaks and after-school hours.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The program offers juvenile justice services, child welfare services, reunification programs, summer school, after-school programs, behavioral health services, and Santa Fe Youth Services, which address substance abuse and anger management.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the district, Martinez also served the after-school program at Franklin Elementary School.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
During 5th and 6th grade, Kourtney took part in Kauffman Cares, an after-school program that aims to make a difference in her community.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
And women’s lives there have often revolved around food shopping and driving their children to and from school and after-school activities.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Center Since 1984, the Guadalupe Center has served approximately 1,950 children and youth a year in the Immokalee school system, ranging in age from infants and children in their Early Childhood Program to their after-school tutoring and summer programs and their Tutor Corps.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
In Montgomery County, for example, Northwood High School in Silver Spring is hosting an after-school viewing, said district spokesman Chris Cram.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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