Welcome to a joyful online kids show where Reading Rainbow and Mister Rogers meets Dance Dance Revolution.
Mondays with Mé is distributed by Arts for All, an arts education nonprofit supporting under-resourced schools in New York City.
Each episode is filled with groovy music and inspiring books from award-winning kids indie artists and authors, silly dance breaks, and mindfulness moments.
Our host, “Miss Mé,” is Levar Burton, Jane Fonda, and Fred Rogers all rolled into one joyful human. This show is as much for kids as it is for kids at heart.
200K+ views
on YouTube Facebook and Instagram
183% increase
in viewership for season three
150 schools
participating across New York City
275+ minutes
of literacy and mindful moments
60 activities
supplemental for school and home
Only $3k
to produce edit and release the season
We're on a mission to build a kinder world.
Mondays with Mé is building a culture where everyone belongs. That’s what sparks innovative learning for kids of all ages. The online series incorporates the five core values of Arts for All — building self-confidence, self-expression, teamwork, creativity, and resilience into every child.
The series is created and hosted by actor, teaching artist, author, filmmaker, and choreographer Mélissa Smith, in collaboration with producer and director Armistead Booker.
A labor of love behind the scenes and on camera.
After two seasons of live social-media broadcasts in 2020–21, the production team for Mondays with Mé completely reimagined Season Three in 2022–23 as a deeply-inclusive, on-demand reading and movement experience for early elementary students.
With the help of award-winning editors Gillian Fritzsche and Ryan Fritzsche, each episode took on a life of its own, weaving together themes, costumes, animations, and sound effects.
Making magic through stories and mindfulness.
Mondays with Mé featured music and books in partnership with diverse cohort of artists and authors (including Grammy and Caldecott award winners) to select and present inspiring works on the series.
Mondays with Mé uses laughter, learning, and kindness to enrich young minds and bring families closer together. Remember to stay curious!
Mondays with Mé is a production of Arts for All NYC. This series is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.