after school
Post-bell hours
After school refers to the time period following the end of the school day, typically from mid-afternoon until evening.
It often appears as an adjective describing activities, programs, or care designed for children during these hours: after-school tutoring, an after-school job, The kids go to after-school care until I get off work.
The term implies structured or supervised time rather than mere chronology.
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- snacksLight bites between meals
- backpackStrapped bag worn dorsally
- detentionTemporary official holding
- extracurricularOutside regular coursework
tutoring · practice · clubs · pickup · latchkey · latchkey kid · cartoons · playground · play date · friends · bus · daycare · activities · sports · hangout · freedom · free time · boredom
- schoolingkindergarten, K-12, college, university, junior high
- home and schoolparents, teachers, homework, report cards, PTA
- school stuffhomework, textbook, graduation, diploma, detention
- youth activitiesyouth center, youth camp, summer camp, day camp, scouting
- school calendaracademic calendar, semester, trimester, quarter, fall semester
- school runcarpool, drop-off, pickup, pickup line, drop-off zone
temporal relation to school hours
after schoolbefore school
Time preceding classes
school hours · morning classes · first period · homeroom · class time