Communication 101 aims at developing the communications skills of youngsters from the 4 participating countries at entry level consisting of these three aspects: cultural communication and adaptability, stereotypes and media literacy. Together with all the people involved in this project we hope to bring a much smoother transition to the international world for the youngsters we work with. Spanning from this we have these three following objectives: We plan to develop the skills in communication of the youngsters attending our project by giving them different tools of working together and understanding one another. One thing that might be overlooked is that for a good communicator one also must understand oneself, thus these communication skills will also encompass types of personalities. Studies abroad saw a steady increase in students that take advantage of these opportunities. We can also see an increase in young people that choose to make their studies in a foreign country even without a scholarship. The level of cultural communication encompasses: styles and types of communication (Personality Traits, Values, Paraverbal), customs and traditions, storytelling, networking methods and teamwork activities in a mixed (international) team. Secondly, there are a few obstacles in the way of communication such as stereotypes. Most of the time people do not know what stereotyping even means or how it comes to being. Thus we strive to help youngsters understand the nature of this action (stereotyping) - What is a stereotype?; How are they created? Which stereotypes are true and which are not? (considering the participating countries); How do we act when we see this type of action or do it ourselves? What are their effects? - More than often understanding a phenomena will help diminish its negative effects. We will be trying to achieve this during the entire 13 months of the project. By explaining stereotypes, we hope to achieve a better understanding between the four different groups. Stereotypes are usually created when comparing two separate groups with the aim of differentiating one group easier. These stereotypes end up exaggerating the traits of that certain group by generalizing, and can sometimes create a negative effect on the targeted individuals. Lastly, we must develop our media literacy by giving tools to youngsters in order to inform themselves properly and to develop themselves through the right means rather than having their opinions shaped by not well thought media articles. To develop yourself you must know to distinguish between good materials and false or incorrect materials, evolve your critical thinking and have your own opinion. Ideally, a media educated person should be able to: access, use and communicate through different media; analyze & assess media texts (comments on Facebook to more complex news stories); reflect on their own experience with the media (for instance, to understand the context in which they use media and information); create ideas and understand who their audiences are; and then be able to act. The sum of these objectives is our purpose and what we want to achieve with this project - discussing and sharing the tools for a good communication. One that allows us to see past stereotypes and bad media and also understand that we are different and that one should adapt and respect the culture they find themselves being in contact with. Thus, together with our partner organizations from across Europe, organizations from: Spain, Italy and Poland we strive to bring a more cohesive Europe by shaping capable young people in a more and more globalized world – more specific, us, as a group of partners, believe intercultural communication is key in developing our society.