05/08/2026
There’s no single path to a career in clean energy—and that was the key takeaway from our guest speakers at Watertown High School’s final in-house field trip of the year.
Students connected with professionals working across clean energy, housing, planning, and technology to learn how careers can evolve through different experiences, interests, and opportunities. Speakers shared honest advice about life after high school, emphasizing that success can come through college, the trades, public service, or paths that look completely different than expected.
The day also featured learning about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), connecting students to real-world challenges and opportunities shaping Massachusetts communities and housing goals. This included an activity where students navigated a full-scale floor plan of an ADU in the gym and learned about sustainable and energy-conservation measures employed in today’s housing projects. This project was led by educators Jason Welch, Daniel Birch, and Dean Poillucci along with the High Performance Building Innovators Club students.
A huge thank you to Massachusetts Clean Energy Center for sponsoring this work, and our incredible guest speakers for helping students see the many possibilities ahead of them:
Sarah Cunningham, Autodesk | Katie Segal, Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) | Claire Morehouse, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities | Rebecca George, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities | Meredith Boericke, MHP (Massachusetts Housing Partnership) | Beverly Craig, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
