evening schools

After-dark education centers

Evening schools are educational institutions that hold classes in the late afternoon and night hours, designed for students who work during the day.

They offer everything from basic literacy to professional degrees: She earned her accounting certificate at evening school while working full-time.

The term is somewhat dated; "night school" is more common in American English.

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time of instruction

evening schoolsday schools

Schools without dormitories

morning classes

student demographic/life circumstance

evening schoolsyouth education

Teaching young people

Family

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