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"Fair winds and following seas" is a blessing that has evolved over time, a way to wish others peace as they part and safety until they return.
Hi, we're Andrew and Petra Kooman, we're life-long learners with a track record of helping people to grow in their faith, creativity, communication skills, and in pursuit of justice and equality.
We've worked for a billion dollar brand, non-profits, the post-secondary world and in the worlds of justice and arts. We have lots of experience bringing ideas and content to life. Our aim is to help people thrive in their learning journeys, wherever it may take them.
Our learning journey has taken us around the world into cross-cultural spaces to train learners of all kinds: in formal education settings, church and ministry settings, in the non-profit world, as well as in the entertainment industry.
We're figuring out our TPT journey as we grow, and are starting by bringing our learnings from the award-winning work we've done on the stage and screen. So, for now, you'll see a lot of theatre and language arts content.
Drop us a note, tell us what you like, and help us understand your needs so we can best serve you!
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This is Advent - Complete Learning Bundle
Everything you need to bring Advent to life this year. Walk your learners through the meaning of each Advent candle and bring some Hope, Peace, Joy into the classroom. This bundle works well in the last week before Christmas break or as an anchor each week in the four weeks before Christmas. The lessons include creative and engaging activities that will bring the values of Advent to life in your class and community, a Bible reading, reflection, and prayer. Includes:Lesson Plan4 Advent Audio read
2nd - 4th
Performing Arts, Religion
Songs of Advent - READER'S THEATRE BUNDLE (5 Scripts)
The music we sing at Christmas helps us to remember the story of Jesus and fills our hearts with hope, peace, love and joy. This series of 5 Reader's Theatre scripts explore the inspiring stories behind some of our most beloved songs, including O Holy Night, Joy to the World, and Silent Night.From award-winning playwright Andrew Kooman, each reading coincides with the lighting of each Advent candle. Benefits of Reader's Theatre:Improves reading fluency and comprehension.Builds confidence in
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Drama, Religion
Songs of Advent - Complete Learning Bundle
This learning bundle will bring Advent to life in your classroom. It includes Lesson Plans, Activities, Scripts, Audio based around the Songs of Advent. The music we sing at Christmas helps us to remember the story of God's love and fills our hearts with hope, peace, love and joy. This bundle explores the inspiring stories behind some of our most beloved songs, including O Holy Night, Joy to the World, and Silent Night and it will bring Advent season to life in a whole new way. You can use t
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Drama, Religion
This is Advent - Reader's Theatre (4 Scripts)
This bundle of scripts includes 4 popular readings from award-winning playwright Andrew Kooman and will help to bring Advent to life for your students in a meaningful way. The scripts can be used to develop oral reading skills and dramatic reading skills for students in Language Arts, Drama and Theatre as well as in Religion classes. Homeschoolers can use it in a Christmas curriculum and as a learning pod activity. It's also great for performances at church or community Christmas concerts. Ben
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Art, Drama
Joyful Christmas Sing-A-Long
Bring some joy and music to your Christmas celebration with this easy-to-produce script from award-winning playwright Andrew Kooman that will have the whole audience singing along. All you need is 4 performers (who can read or memorize their lines) and an audience with some holiday spirit. Synopsis: Greg’s annual tradition of Christmas carolling in the neighborhood is disrupted by his unexpected hospitalization. That’s when his daughter Amy surprises him by bringing the neighborhood to him to
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Art, Drama
A Very Matthew Christmas - 5 Script Advent Reading Bundle
The disciples didn’t expect a God they would call by name, a God who would sleep beside them in the night to keep warm, a God susceptible to lice and heat rash. In this BUNDLE of 5 Scripts, the Gospel Writer Matthew shares the surprises and meaning of seeing the Messiah up close as a first-hand witness. The scripts are perfect for performances at Christmas concerts and Holiday events. They're also great for Chapels, Acting Workshops, Theatre, Drama, Drama Clubs, Acting Classes, Dialogue Worksh
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Drama, Reading, Religion
Elevator Pitch Christmas - Script BUNDLE
Elevator Pitch Christmas is a bundle of short plays that give a fresh perspective at Christmas. In the series, famous Bible characters give their heartfelt take on what makes Christmas so meaningful. It will prepare your audience for Advent. Each script is easy-to produce, is 3 - 5 mins in length, and requires two actors. The scripts are perfect for performances at Christmas concerts and Holiday events. They're also great for Chapels, Acting Workshops, Theatre, Drama, Drama Clubs, Acting Clas
5th - 8th
Drama, Religion
This is Advent - FREE Activity Bundle
Advent activities that will bring some Hope, Peace, Joy and Love into your learning. Great for the last week of school before the Christmas break. Pairs well with readings from Luke 1 and 2 and great conversation starters for your students. Includes Printable posters for each candle of Advent for a fun exercise with sticky notes that will help students talk about important themes of Advent. Also includes a drawing handout and an acrostic poem template you can use in class. Just print and go! Fo
3rd - 5th
Religion
Three Voices from the Rescue - MONOLOGUES - FEMALE
Three powerful monologues that bring to life the voices of real survivors of human trafficking. These scripts are perfect for Drama or Theatre Class, Drama Club, Auditions, and Reader's Theatre. The three scripts feature the voices of Priti, Sarai and Nisha: A Trafficking Survivor Speaks - NishaGrief and Gratitude - PritiHow the Soul Moves When Set Free - SaraiFrom award-winning playwright Andrew Kooman, whose writing about trafficking has toured North America and streams on platforms like Prim
9th - 12th
Art, Criminal Justice - Law, Drama
This is Advent - Lesson Plan
This Lesson Plan is a perfect fit for Christmas. It walks students through the meaning of each Advent candle and brings Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love to life. Use it in the last week before Christmas break or as an anchor each week in the four weeks before Christmas. The lessons include creative and engaging activities that will bring the values of Advent to life in your class and community, a Bible reading, reflection, and prayer.
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Religion
Also included in: This is Advent - Complete Learning Bundle
Voices of Advent - Monologue Bundle - MALE and FEMALE
A five-script bundle of monologues that are perfect for Christmas performances, Christmas concerts, and holiday celebrations. They are also fantastic for drama class, workshops, dialogue, auditions, and character development. Five famous stories of desperate people who meet Jesus for the first time are retold in The Voices of Advent series to help your community experience the miracle of Christmas with renewed wonder. Stories include: the Paralytic who was lowered through the roof to the feet o
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Art, Creative Writing, Drama
The Man Who Slipped Through the Roof - MONOLOGUE
A monologue with a great male role that's perfect for Theatre, Drama, Drama Clubs, Acting Classes, Workshops, and Auditions. It's also great as a performance piece for Christmas productions, school assemblies and Christmas concerts. At Christmas, we tend to use words like “hope” and “peace” and “joy” -- as we very well should. But we often overlook the very reasons those words have such appeal in the first place. For the paralytic who was healed by Jesus after his friends lowered him through t
9th - 12th
Art, Drama, English Language Arts
Also included in: Voices of Advent - Monologue Bundle - MALE and FEMALE
The Woman with the Issue of Blood - MONOLOGUE
A monologue with a strong female role that's perfect for Theatre, Drama, Drama Clubs, Acting Classes, Workshops, and Auditions. It's also great as a performance piece for Christmas productions, school assemblies and Christmas concerts. With a trembling hand, she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment and was healed. For the woman with the issue of blood, the advent of Jesus transformed her life of loneliness and shame into a life with living hope. By award-winning writer Andrew Kooman, this is pa
9th - 12th
Art, Drama, English Language Arts
Also included in: Voices of Advent - Monologue Bundle - MALE and FEMALE
Even Angels - CHRISTMAS Bundle - MALE and FEMALE
A four-script bundle of two-handers (scripts for two actors) that are perfect for Christmas performances, Christmas concerts, and holiday celebrations. They are also fantastic for drama class, workshops, dialogue, auditions, and character development. Rapha and Tromos, two angels, have surprising and often hilarious discussions about key parts of the Christmas story. The audience gets to consider the story from the perspective of angels, with earth-changing results. The scripts are from award-w
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Art, Drama
It's Complicated - Monologue Bundle - Relationships - MALE and FEMALE
A four-script bundle of two-handers that are fantastic for drama class, workshops, dialogue, auditions, and character development. The bundle includes the helpful "How To Perform a Two-Hander" guide to bring the performances to life. The scripts focus in on key moments of a budding relationship between two teenagers new to love. They are dynamic, dialogue-driven, and electric.
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Art, Creative Writing, Drama
Two Hander Bundle - Relationships - MALE and FEMALE
A four-script bundle of two-handers that are fantastic for drama class, workshops, dialogue, auditions, and character development. The bundle includes the helpful "How To Perform a Two-Hander" guide to bring the performances to life. The scripts focus in on key moments of a budding relationship between two teenagers new to love. They are dynamic, dialogue-driven, and electric.
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Art, Creative Writing, Drama
This is Advent - Activity Pack
Bring some hope, peace, joy, and love into your classroom with this interactive Activity Pack for Advent. Great for that last week of school before the Christmas break, there's a great activity for each day. Bing Advent to life in a fun and meaningful way! The pack includes: A week-long Sticky Note exercise that will generate conversation and activate students' imaginationsPosters (in color and black and white)An acrostic poem activityA drawing activity (in color and black and white)A "Practici
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Religion
Also included in: This is Advent - Complete Learning Bundle
This is Advent - Peace - READER'S THEATRE
“Hey Siri, define PEACE.” Our phones do a lot for us, but they can’t give us peace. When we power them down and look up at Jesus, it’s incredible how much peace can flood our busy lives. Part of the This is Advent series, readings that will help your learning community experience the heart of Christmas all over again. Themes: Christmas, Advent, Hope, Reader’s Theatre, Provision, Encouragement The script can be used to develop oral reading skills and dramatic reading skills for students in L
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Drama, Religion
Also included in: This is Advent - Complete Learning Bundle
How a Soul Moves When Set Free - FEMALE - Monologue
A 3 minute monologue with a strong female role that's perfect for Theatre, Drama, Drama Clubs, Acting Classes, and Auditions. Based on a true account.Sarai, a survivor of human trafficking in India, shares what it’s like to be set free the brothels of Calcutta, in which she was born and raised. She gives voice to the millions of women and children currently forced into some facet of the sex trade globally. Themes: Human trafficking, survival, monologue, women, justice, rescue, hope Who: Sarai,
9th - 12th
Art, Drama, English Language Arts
Also included in: Three Voices from the Rescue - MONOLOGUES - FEMALE
The Gospel of Surprise
Synopsis: Not many people in Jesus’ day realized that the fulfillment of God’s promised redemption had arrived, even as Jesus looked them right in the eyes. After thousands of years of waiting, the way God chose to redeem his people was a surprise. Part of the A Very Matthew Christmas series, letters addressed to the modern-day church from the Gospel writer, this script will bring fresh perspective just in time for Christmas, and prepare your church for Advent. The scripts are perfect for pe
5th - 8th
Drama, Religion
Also included in: A Very Matthew Christmas - 5 Script Advent Reading Bundle
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"Fair winds and following seas" is a blessing that has evolved over time, a way to wish others peace as they part and safety until they return.
Hi, we're Andrew and Petra Kooman, we're life-long learners with a track record of helping people to grow in their faith, creativity, communication skills, and in pursuit of justice and equality.
We've worked for a billion dollar brand, non-profits, the post-secondary world and in the worlds of justice and arts. We have lots of experience bringing ideas and content to life. Our aim is to help people thrive in their learning journeys, wherever it may take them.
Our learning journey has taken us around the world into cross-cultural spaces to train learners of all kinds: in formal education settings, church and ministry settings, in the non-profit world, as well as in the entertainment industry.
We're figuring out our TPT journey as we grow, and are starting by bringing our learnings from the award-winning work we've done on the stage and screen. So, for now, you'll see a lot of theatre and language arts content.
Drop us a note, tell us what you like, and help us understand your needs so we can best serve you!
My own education history
Petra wins the prize for letters behind her name. She grew up on a dairy farm and brings that work ethic into her learning. She has a BA in English and MA in Political Science from Western, a MA in Communications from Johns Hopkins, and is pursuing a MBA from the University of Illinois.
Andrew holds a BA in English from the University of Calgary and a MA in English Literature and Transitional Justice from Western University. He also has a Diploma in Biblical Studies from the University of the Nations.
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