MasterPeace Art & Soul LLC
MasterPeace Art and Soul LLC was created from a passion for the arts and arts education, promoting wellness through creative expression and building social connections. Whether in a class at our Little Graduates Preschool and Learning Center location in Stafford Township, NJ or at your private location for your group or event, we offer a welcoming, supportive, and safe space to relax and explore your inner artist. Our mission is to provide Arts education and opportunities for creative artistic expression to our Southern Ocean County NJ community. Our goal is building community through shared creative experiences, bringing peace to every heart and soul, and the fun to every gathering!​
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We'll bring the workshop to you! We set up at your location and supply all the materials and instruction for your guests to create their own works of art. We work with you to create a personalized painting design or art project for your private event.Â
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Book your group for a super fun scout meeting, birthday party, fundraiser, baby or bridal shower etc.
MasterPeace Art and Soul offers private homeschool Art classes.Â
Owner Instructor Kathy Giardella Devitt MA Ed can work with you to design and implement a custom art curriculum to suit the ages, abilities, and interests of your individual students, families, or small groups/pods of homeschoolers. We supply all the necessary materials and instruction at your location in Southern Ocean County NJ. If interested in booking a session Please call 609-312-1831Â
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MasterPeace Art and Soul LLC presents:
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Afterschool Art Club
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Act It Out!
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Family Music & Me
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Afterschool and Evening Enrichment Classes located at
Little Graduates Preschool and Learning Center
 Stafford Township, NJ.
Call 609-312-1831 to register for a class today!
Afterschool Art Club
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Miss Kathy’s Art classes aim to encourage creative expression and foster positive self-esteem by offering students a welcoming, and supportive space to relax and explore their inner artist. These weekly Mixed Aged 2-hour Art classes are designed to introduce and explore various Art Styles and Mediums, the seven Elements of Art, color theory, as well as Famous Artists and Art History. The Class provides students with all necessary materials and instruction for projects that accommodate varying ages and abilities. Lessons are planned and taught by Kathy Devitt MA Ed, a certified elementary teacher with a master’s degree in education and psychology. Each themed Unit has either 2, 3, or 4 weekly 2-hour classes filled with projects that build on each other and continue from week to week, therefore registration for full Units is required. No partial Units or registrations mid-unit.
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Ages 6-12, Sibling discounts are available.
Call 609-312-1831 to register.
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2026-2027 Schedule Tuesdays 4-6 pm
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Unit 1: Science with watercolor Paints: November 2-week unit: Explore the science behind creating watercolor effects using salt and resist techniques. $50 per student
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Unit 2: Paper Crafts and Printing: December 3 Week Unit: Students will learn basic printing and marbling techniques and create beautiful paper crafts such as bookmarks, greeting cards and wrapping paper. Great for Holiday Gift Giving $75 per student
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Unit 3: A Celebration of Food: January 4-week unit: Wayne Thiebaud inspired food drawings and oil pastel on canvas, Claus Oldenburg inspired plaster cloth food sculptures, miniature polymer clay food sculptures $100 per student
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Unit 4: Still Life: February 4-week Unit: explore composition, form, shading, and value, create still life Art in various mediums based on Van Gogh’s sunflowers and famous works by Paul Cezanne $100 per student
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Unit 5: Landscapes: March 4-week unit: explore depth and perspective in landscape art, create landscape drawings and acrylic paintings inspired by different styles of famous landscape artists such as Monet, Van Gogh, Grandma Moses, and Bob Ross $100 per student
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Unit 6: Clay: April 3-week unit: Learn history of pottery making and create basic pinch pot and/or coil pots/ cups/ dish or vase, as well as create and paint a leaf impression dish from air dry clay $75 per student
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Unit 7: Portraits: May 4 Week Unit: Students will learn about famous portraits such as American Gothic, Mona Lisa, and Abstract portraits by Pablo Picasso, learn basic facial proportions, and create several portraits in different mediums, including a self-portrait $100 per student
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Unit 8: The Sea is Calling Me: June 2-week Unit: Marine landscape paintings inspired by Winslow Homer and Decorated seashell Art $50 per student
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Act it Out offers a supportive welcoming space that will bring out the confident performer in your child. Class curriculum is designed and taught by Kathy Devitt MA Ed. Miss Kathy is a certified elementary teacher with a Masters degree in Education and Psychology, as well as a trained actress with professional experience. The classes are designed to introduce basic acting skills, while encouraging creative expression and nurturing student’s empathy, self-confidence, and social emotional learning. Each class is filled with fun teaching games and role play activities exploring aspects of acting and the performing arts such as movement, voice and speech, improvisation and imagination, accessing emotion, and connecting with a character.
Ages 8-12, Sibling discounts are available.
Midsession registrations when space is available will be at a prorated cost.
Call 609-312-1831 to register.
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2026-2027 Schedule       Â
Wednesdays 4 – 5:30 pm
Session 1: Nov.-Jan. 9-week session $180Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Session 2: Feb.-April 9-week session $180Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Session 3: April – June 8-week session $160
Act It Out!
Family Music & Me
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Our Family Music & Me class is a vibrant, weekly 1-hour session designed for Families of preschoolers (ages 9 mo to 5 yrs). Unlike traditional "Mommy and Me" classes, this program breaks the mold by explicitly welcoming caregivers to bring grandparents, siblings, fathers, and other family members to join the circle. Â The class offers structured educational and fun music and movement activities like hello songs, goodbye lullabies, rhythm games, instrument exploration, folk dances, movement with scarves and ribbons, introducing many genres of music, from traditional nursery songs, to classical, folk, and popular music.
Early Childhood is the best window of opportunity for caregivers and families to learn how to enrich their child's music environment, increase music potential and understand music development, while bonding over shared music appreciation, creating a joyful, and deeply supportive community. This class is intentionally designed to double as a stealth parenting workshop and a family relief valve. How does Family Music & Me Class help with Parenting?
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Normalizes the "Chaos": Parents often feel judged when their preschooler acts out. In this class, running around, singing off-key, and minor meltdowns are completely normalized. It provides a safe space to practice co-regulation without public scrutiny.
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Models Positive Discipline & Play: The instructor subtly models how to use rhythm, song, and redirection to manage transitions. Parents learn "clean-up songs" and musical cues they can take home to make bedtime, tooth-brushing, and getting dressed much easier.
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Strengthens the Extended Village: By inviting grandparents and older siblings, the class shares the "parenting load." Grandparents feel deeply connected and useful, older siblings practice empathy and patience with younger ones, and primary parents get a brief chance to step back and watch their family thrive.
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Deepens Emotional Bonding: Through shared laughter during karaoke or eye contact during a lullaby, the class triggers oxytocin release for the whole family. It reframes the parent-child relationship around joy rather than just routines and chores.
Registration midsession when space is available will be at prorated cost.
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Call 609-312-1831 to register.
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2026-2027 Schedule
Wednesdays 6-7 pm
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Base Price per session: * includes One 9 month-5 yr old child plus one sibling and one caregiver
**add $5 for each additional family member per class, siblings under 9 months free.
Session 1: Nov. – Jan. 9-week session $198                                                            Â
Session 2: Feb. - April 9-week session $198Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Session 3: April – June  8-week session $175         Â
Owner / Instructor Kathy Devitt MA Ed sells original artwork and handmade crafts, featuring one-of-a-kind upcycled denim jackets, and curated vintage clothing and accessories at local vendor fairs and
at Mosaic Market, located at 200 Bellevue Ave, Hammonton, NJ Open Daily from10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Participating in the Arts is important, not for the goal of creating a masterpiece, but to Master Peace through the creative process.
Meet the Founder
Kathy Giardella Devitt MA EdÂ
Artist/ Owner/ Instructor
About Kathy Giardella Devitt MA Ed, owner of MasterPeace Art and Soul LLC. Kathy is a local artist in Beach Haven, NJ. Kathy enjoys acting, playing guitar and singing. Kathy has studied fashion, and for many years helped run her family's clothing store on Long Beach Island. She sells her one-of-a kind upcycled denim jacket creations, and other original crafts and artwork, as well as her curated collection of vintage clothing. Kathy has her bachelor's degree in Sociology from The College of New Jersey, and a master's degree in Education and Psychological studies from Seton Hall University. She has experience working in elementary education and for different non-profit organizations serving children and families in the field of social work. Kathy founded MasterPeace Art and Soul LLC as a culmination of her education, experience, creativity, and artistic passion, to provide opportunities for the community to participate in the arts, fostering a sense of connection, peace of mind, and joy through artistic expression.