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 agency is still serving many of those people through integration services such as career development and after-school programing.
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Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Scattered snow showers started trickling throughout the Baltimore area on Thursday morning, prompting at least one school district to cancel after-school activities.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
New this season are adult clinics and an after-school program for ages 9 to 18 every Tuesday night.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Music programs must fall under one of four categories: in-school music classes in which the students make music, after-school music programs not run by schools, music programs that offer instruction to the local community, and music therapy programs in which participants make music.
—Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Scattered snow showers started trickling throughout the Baltimore area on Thursday morning, prompting at least one school district to cancel after-school activities.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
New this season are adult clinics and an after-school program for ages 9 to 18 every Tuesday night.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Music programs must fall under one of four categories: in-school music classes in which the students make music, after-school music programs not run by schools, music programs that offer instruction to the local community, and music therapy programs in which participants make music.
—Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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