• To build connection among club members
  • To increase awareness and promote acceptance and open-mindedness among team members

Complete your own “Just Because…” Poem using the following template:

 

“Just because….doesn’t mean…”

Ex: Just because I have anxiety, doesn’t mean I don’t want to be invited.

Ex: Just because I’m in Honors classes, doesn’t mean I have my future figured out.

Go around the group and have each member share a “Just because…Doesn’t mean…” statement or their entire poem if they like.

  • What did it feel like to share your “just because…” statement with your peers?
  • What are ways we can promote respect among peers?
  • Why is it important to remember to look past assumptions?