Genre: Biography and Memoir
Still Waters in a Storm: The One-Room School Where Everyone Listens to Everyone
Details: Still Waters in a Storm is an after-school program in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Still Waters is a haven for the students, many of whom live in constant fear of deportation. It's the sanctuary Stephen Haff, a former public-school teacher, established after a breakdown caused by bipolar depression. Everyone agreed at Still Waters that there would be only one rule: "Everyone listens to everyone."