In a few words, how would the child or children in your life describe school days … A wesome? E xhilarating? I nspiring? O ut-of-this-world? or U nbearable? Of the 365 days in a year, a child spends about two hundred of them at school. The life-long impact of a school on a young mind is enormous. Everyone who cares, wants the child to have a schooling that's a happy one. Whatever school a child attends, not every day will be a Roald Dahl Charlie and the chocolate factory- type experience . There'll be the not-so-sweet days. Sour days could include being bullied, being disciplined or being lonely. Yet countless children are happy and thrive at school. What's being done to ensure such days? In even the best of schools, there'll be days that – to a child – might seem unbearable. A caring adult can feel overwhelmed too. Common sense and psychology can get school days back to being happy once more. This book includes school incidents and offers practical solutions. Who should read this book? Is there a child or children in your life for whom you want the happiest of school days? If so, this book is for you. The book shows what you can do towards making school days awesome, exhilarating, inspiring and out-of-this-world. Dr Richard Hayward has taught for decades and been a principal of two schools. He writes and does education workshops with parents, school leaders and teachers across Southern Africa.