The TOK course consists of three interlinked elements: the areas of knowledge, the optional themes, and the core theme. As you explore each one, you will encounter brilliant ideas, life-changing thinkers, and thought-provoking real-world events and issues.
Follow the links below to access a wide range of free material to help you take ownership of the course and produce strong assessment tasks at the end of your studies.
Members explore all the content on the site in much more depth and detail, via classroom-ready lessons, monthly newsletters, and other brilliant resources. A single membership covers your whole learning community – join us in seconds here!
Explore the TOK course
Click below to explore our free notes on TOK, including carefully selected quotes, knowledge questions, key thinkers, and real-world situations, to help you build a confident understanding of the course.
These notes work well alongside your lessons or as a revision tool, and for regularly updated resources and our full library of materials, you will need to become a member. Join in seconds via this page.
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Our newsletter, The Examined Life, delivers 8 thought-provoking real-world stories to your inbox, three of which we unpack in detail to challenge assumptions, introduce brilliant thinkers, and build a library of examples to use in project work such as the UA portfolio.
It is the easiest way to stay connected to the ideas that matter most and develop the habits of authentic critical thinking. Subscribe here.