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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Urban Life Ministries, Inc., based in City Heights, will provide weekly English Language Development enrichment programs, after-school academic tutoring and college prep programs for low- to moderate-income youths.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
How can children who participate in after-school and recreational sports keep hydrated?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
What will actually be cut from schools — which could be programs like tutoring, after-school and special education programs — could make the post-pandemic academic catch-up harder to achieve.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Goldwasser’s commitment to community is expressed through her family’s work at Zara’s Center, an after-school safe haven in Emganwini, Zimbabwe, that provides daily meals, academic enrichment, medical care, work training, recreation and artistic development to orphaned and vulnerable children.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
How can children who participate in after-school and recreational sports keep hydrated?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
What will actually be cut from schools — which could be programs like tutoring, after-school and special education programs — could make the post-pandemic academic catch-up harder to achieve.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Goldwasser’s commitment to community is expressed through her family’s work at Zara’s Center, an after-school safe haven in Emganwini, Zimbabwe, that provides daily meals, academic enrichment, medical care, work training, recreation and artistic development to orphaned and vulnerable children.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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