Lesson Learned

Lesson Learned

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July 9, 2026 · 1h 45m · Episode 568

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Greg Tyrosvoutis discusses his work with the Inclusive Education Foundation and the importance of education in crisis settings.

Episode #568: “I think a world where people partner and support each other is the world I want my kids to grow up in,” says Greg Tyrosvoutis, co-founder and director of the Inclusive Education Foundation (InED) on the Thailand–Myanmar border. For fifteen years he has worked with refugee camps, migrant learning centers, and ethnic-run schools serving communities displaced by conflict. His guiding belief is that education in crisis settings is not charity, but long-term partnership built on shared responsibility. Greg arrived in 2010 after graduating from Teachers College in Ottawa. Simultaneously offered a stable teaching job in Canada and a volunteer role on the border, he chose Mae Sot, assuming it would be temporary. Teaching displaced students at a GED-equivalent higher education program, he encountered youth who viewed schooling as a lifeline. Over time, he watched former students return as teachers, reinforcing his belief that education creates generational continuity. After funding shifts ended his position with an international organization, Greg and colleagues founded what became the Inclusive Education Foundation (InED) They expanded from teacher training to…

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Guest: Greg Tyrosvoutis

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Organizations: Inclusive Education Foundation, Teachers College in Ottawa

Places: Thailand–Myanmar border, Mae Sot, Canada

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