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afterschool
or af·ter-school
[ af-ter-skool, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌskul, ˈɑf- /
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adjective
for students and taking place after they finish their day in school, usually in the late afternoon: He’s looking for an afterschool job.Is there afterschool tutoring in math?
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How to use afterschool in a sentence
For example, complimentary tutoring and virtual afterschool programs will be offered for the children of employees.
“I thought they had a good relationship,” a teacher who had the boy in an afterschool program remembers.
Why Epilepsy, Not Henry Wachtel, Is to Blame for Teen’s Mother’s Death|Michael Daly|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEASTThe first lead I had was a show called Insight, and it was an afterschool special.
We also need more effective afterschool programs, better health care, and parental involvement.