Definition of "afterschool" []

• Taking place immediately following school classes: afterschool activities. (adjective)
• Of or being a program designed to provide care for and educational enhancement to children in the hours immediately following school classes. (adjective)
• An afterschool program. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Students in afterschool programs are more likely to come to school, stay in school and graduate."
• "We keep our kids involved in afterschool activities year round."
• ""Exactly how the daughter who shares my genes has your nerdy taste in afterschool fun, but the daughter who shares your genes is the one with great taste in clothes --""