diff --git a/packages/school.yaml b/packages/school.yaml
index 32f15f7..5d99809 100644
--- a/packages/school.yaml
+++ b/packages/school.yaml
@@ -104,40 +104,51 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       school_start_days2go:
         unique_id: 94a53e67-c00f-4cc7-9309-f9033a9482f9
-        value_template: "{{ ((state_attr('input_datetime.school_first_day', 'timestamp')-as_timestamp(now())) | int /60/1440) | round(0) }}"
+        value_template: >
+          {% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
+          {{ count_the_days('input_datetime.school_first_day') }}
         attribute_templates:
           date: "{{ state_attr('input_datetime.school_first_day','timestamp') | timestamp_custom('%B %d, %Y') }}"
         unit_of_measurement: 'Days'
       school_end_days2go:
         unique_id: 589c44ec-7e16-4c72-a264-cdf54de409a9
-        value_template: "{{ ((state_attr('input_datetime.school_last_day', 'timestamp')-as_timestamp(now())) | int /60/1440) | round(0) }}"
+        value_template: >
+          {% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
+          {{ count_the_days('input_datetime.school_last_day') | int }}
         attribute_templates:
           date: "{{ state_attr('input_datetime.school_last_day','timestamp') | timestamp_custom('%B %d, %Y') }}"
         unit_of_measurement: 'Days'
       vacation_days2go:
         unique_id: f1628d87-e58a-4d1a-8a49-a71f0a9ed3e5
         value_template: >
+          {% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
           {% if state_attr('calendar.vacation', 'start_time') %}
-            {{ ((as_timestamp(strptime(state_attr('calendar.vacation', 'start_time'), '%Y-%m-%d'))-as_timestamp(now())) | int /60/1440) | round(0) }}
+            {{ count_the_days('calendar.vacation','start_time') }}
           {% else %}
             999
           {% endif %}
         unit_of_measurement: 'Days'
       thanksgiving_break_days2go:
         unique_id: 2381e9de-407b-4304-b09a-448c169bbaf2
-        value_template: "{{ ((state_attr('input_datetime.thanksgiving_break_start', 'timestamp')-as_timestamp(now())) | int /60/1440) | round(0) }}"
+        value_template: >
+          {% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
+          {{ count_the_days('input_datetime.thanksgiving_break_start') }}
         attribute_templates:
           date: "{{ state_attr('input_datetime.thanksgiving_break_start','timestamp') | timestamp_custom('%B %d, %Y') }}"
         unit_of_measurement: 'Days'
       christmas_break_days2go:
         unique_id: 851700f7-c593-4db8-ba4f-001cbffcfc4a
-        value_template: "{{ ((state_attr('input_datetime.christmas_break_start', 'timestamp')-as_timestamp(now())) | int /60/1440) | round(0) }}"
+        value_template: >
+          {% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
+          {{ count_the_days('input_datetime.christmas_break_start') }}
         attribute_templates:
           date: "{{ state_attr('input_datetime.christmas_break_start','timestamp') | timestamp_custom('%B %d, %Y') }}"
         unit_of_measurement: 'Days'
       spring_break_days2go:
         unique_id: cec6e687-8999-4548-991c-02ba546335f5
-        value_template: "{{ ((state_attr('input_datetime.spring_break_start', 'timestamp')-as_timestamp(now())) | int /60/1440) | round(0) }}"
+        value_template: >
+          {% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
+          {{ count_the_days('input_datetime.spring_break_start') }}
         attribute_templates:
           date: "{{ state_attr('input_datetime.spring_break_start','timestamp') | timestamp_custom('%B %d, %Y') }}"
         unit_of_measurement: 'Days'