Where Creativity Becomes Career Experience

Photos by Isabella Bryan, BB2C Marketing Intern, Williamstown High School class of ‘26

Story by Anna Cosner, BB2C Storytelling Intern, Williamstown High School Class of ‘26

Statistically, people think that internships can only take place in large businesses in major cities, such as New York City or Chicago. The idea that internships are a static thing is incorrect for so many reasons and in so many jobs. Every career field has its own set of skills and internship types.

Building Bridges to Careers (BB2C) has something called the Makerspace. The BB2C Makerspace is a collection of different spaces that allow students and the community to use different resources to create things using their own talents. The makerspace has eight different spaces that are useful to students: creative arts, fiber-arts, green space, laser, tech, stained glass, media, and woodshop. The idea behind these spaces is to offer a place where students can gain hands-on experience in different skill sets and learn from specialists in those areas.

Carson Rose and Brady Woodard are two Makerspace Interns who take part in different parts of the Makerspace. Carson works in the manufacturing and woodworking space, while Brady focuses more on 3D printing and drafting. When asked about their favorite part of the Makerspace, they both answered in different ways. Carson attributed his favorite part of the Makerspace to “getting to build and manufacture new things.” Brady answered, “The 3D printing lab. Several computers let you work on drafting items that you can then 3D print.”

The two interns spoke very highly about recommending the Makerspace Internship to other high school students. "I would recommend the internship because it teaches valuable information not only for manufacturing and engineering, but for life. It's hard work, but it's very rewarding,” says Brady. Carson speaks on the people you meet through the internship: “There are people who will work through stuff with you, as well as let you do stuff on your own.

If you’re interested in learning more about high school student internships, let us know! Students can find more information here. Businesses can find more information here.