“Back in the 1700s Irish education was outlawed under Penal Laws and the process of learning took to the land. Hedge Schools gathered wherever people could find shelter. Situated along hedgerows, in fields, by rivers and under the stars, the non-conformists of the day gathered to gain knowledge. At these edges, the culture was kept alive, the language was preserved and indigenous stories, traditions, customs and wisdom passed from generation to generation. We feel called to evolve the Hedge School movement to help us find shelter and navigate our shared future in these extraordinary times. We are kin and kindred ‘fite fuaite’ in a more than human world, we are the ones we have been waiting for.”