Presentation to MD Two Fifty: Interactive Graphic Novels Celebrating Maryland
✔ Creating interactive graphic novels celebrating Maryland for America250
✔ Running Interactive Graphic Novel Youth Workshops, Summer and Fall 2026
Creating interactive graphic novels about Maryland’s contributions
Distribute for free digitally to schools, summer camps, libraries and individuals. Will come with literacy development lessson plans and assessments for teachers.
Commemorating Maryland’s contributions to U.S. history. The first series we are working on is a graphic novel about Heathcliff learning about the significant contributions of Maryland’s indigenous people. There will be other themes in the series.
Children and Youth Workshops and Programs, Summer and Fall 2026
Running free Interactive Graphic Novel Youth Workshops and Programs for youth on weekends, after-school, during school and holidays. Some workshops will be held at Towson University.
Available to ages 5-18, youth will be creating their own interactive graphic novels about stories of Maryland’s contributions for America250. They’ll develop reading, writing and technology skills. Workshops will be led by Peter Gallagher, Heathcliff cartoonist and owner.
Below are scenes from the storyboard for the interactive and animated graphic novel and comic strip featuring Heathcliff. In this series, Heathcliff visits sites important to indigenous people in Baltimore. The graphic novel celebrates their contributions to Maryland’s history and American history.
About Engage Education
Professional Development for Educators and Others
Leadership, Education, Literacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Professional development and trainings catered for your school or organization.
Children and Youth Workshops and Programs
Reading, Writing, Math, STEM 3-D, Storytelling, Games, Activities
Workshops, programming, camps and more for children and youth, ages 5-15.
Interactive Platform for Reading and Writing
Immersive and Interactive Stories, Games and Activities
Digital platform with animated stories, activities and games for reading, writing and math.
Engage Education has proudly been offering educational, training and learning services for adults and youth since 2005 in the U.S. and several countries gloablly including England, Colombia, Kosovo, India and the United Arab Emirates
Our work includes youth camps and workshops, professional development, adult leadership and empowerment training, youth and K-5 interactive STEAM programming, summer camps and after-school programming. We also have an online educational platform with animated stories, games and activities with accompanying educational supplies and materials.
Our Presence in Maryland: With our home in the Gateway Arts District (located along Route 1 and Baltimore Avenue, south of College Park, MD) and StarTUp at the Armory at Towson University, we’ve been working in Maryland communities and with Maryland organizations and businesses schools since 2015. We have also formerly done work with M-NCPPC, delivering youth programming and training.
We are especially proud of our accomplishments.
1. We developed the first interactive and multimedia youth stories and materials about the National Park Service.
2. Our innovations earned us a nomination for the UNESCO Prize for Literacy Improvement Through Digital Books.
As a proud graduate of Maryland’s Towson University StarTUP at the Armory accelerator—named the #1 university economic development program in the U.S.—we continue to push boundaries in education, learning and training. Our work has been honored internationally, with nominations by UNESCO for programming awards and recognition from iMums Net, RM Books, Starbucks, and the Library of Congress.
Professional Development for Educators and Others
Professional development and training catered for your school or organization. Topics include leadership training, skills building, communications, teacher skills certification, applying Artificial Intelligence, social emotional learning, teaching reading, writing and math and more.
Children and Youth Programming
A wide range of children’s programming, including interactive games, hands-on activities, digital storytelling camps, STEAM and arts projects and summer camps. We also procure supplies and materials. All designed to engage youth while fostering improvement in critical foundational skills (reading, writing and math) and a love of learning.
Online Platform with Games, Activities, Interactive and Animated Stories
Access our engaging and interactive digital and immersive learning platform with interactive, multi-media and animated stories, activities and games for reading, writing, math and social studies.
