The ToK exhibition established the end of our one-year Theory of Knowledge course, and for us students, it offered an opportunity to implement and show what we learned in terms of taking about knowledge during this last year. For the exhibition, every student had to answer a chosen knowledge-related prompt with the help of three objects that are linked to personal experience.

Some prompts where:

• What counts as knowledge?
• Who owns knowledge?
• How can we know that current knowledge is an improvement upon past knowledge?
• What is the relationship between knowledge and culture?
• How can we distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion?

These and many other prompts fueled our creative and philosophical talents. They led to a diverse range of objects being brought in by us students, from an old canoe turned into an artwork, to a toilet paper roll, to a photograph collection and an ancient children’s book – to name only a few. The morning was then dedicated to preparing our exhibition by setting up our objects and organizing an apéro for our visitors. In the early afternoon, we were joined by a few parents, as well as students from class 4i, who had an introduction to ToK and various engaging presentations ahead of them. Our exhibition was opened by a speech by Ms. Debrunner and Ms. Nickel. Then, Hiroto and Timea presented their work, providing the visitors with an example of our ToK studies. The following two hours were spent by students, teachers and parents alike enjoying the displayed items, texts and the prepared apéro. The two dernière presentations by Estella and Sophie concluded our exhibition and marked the beginning of the ToK journey for 4i.

By Julia Plattner and Estella Stoev