In the everchanging world of today, the media plays a central role in society. It has obtained the importance of great significance and is embedded in the everyday lives of each and one of us. We live in an age of information – information is all around us, it surrounds us every day. But how to navigate in this vast ocean of data? And do we have the means and know-how to do so? Newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and internet are the different types of media. It affects our lives because media has the power to influence our thoughts. This influence is sometimes positive and sometimes negative. The media is able to turn lies into the truth and somehow distort the truth. Media literacy and critical thinking are very important and essential skills in the 21st digital century.Media literacy is a process in which media consumers learn how to ask questions about the media in hopes of coming to a deeper understanding of it and critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally, understanding the logical connection between ideas. Critical thinking might be described as the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Every one of us is a media consumer and the digital age has made it easy for anyone to create media. All media shares one thing: Someone created it and it was created for a reason. We don't always know who created something, why they made it, what were the reasons, what they want to accomplish with it, what kind of people we are dealing with and whether it's credible. This makes media literacy tricky to learn and teach. Understanding that reason is the basic of media literacy. Therefore now more than ever it is essential to teach our youth to analyze and synthesize the information provided by the media. It is important to supply them with the tools and knowledge needed for receiving and adopting the information. The aim of the project is to create essential tools and develop approaches to broaden students' media literacy and make them more confident and be critical thinkers and acquire the necessary skills in using media.The initial change begins from the teachers. The schools are equipped with technologies, but there is a lack of ready-made materials to use in the classroom, especially the ones to practice critical thinking. The well prepared, structured and visualized environment is fundamental for effective work with teenagers. That's why the idea is to provide teachers of all types of secondary schools with the tools which will be developed within the project activities as the kind of prevention and protection of teenagers from negative impact of mass media. The main objectives for the students:• develop the students´ knowledge, values, a range of critical thinking, • develop the students´ communication and information management skills• to realize that one issue can be seen from different points of view,• to analyze information, • to distinguish the truth from lies and manipulation even if it is difficult,• to broaden their horizons,• to be able to transmit to their peers,• to be more confident in everyday situationsThe main objectives for the teachers:• co-operate on creating, piloting and presenting 45 lesson plans on the specific topics• to publish the materials (lesson plans, worksheets, notes, polls feedback) and discuss them on the project website• to create a publication (in both paper and electronic forms) with the best practicesThe innovative approach of the project develops critical thinking and media literacy among young people in 9 European countries.The partnership consists of 7 secondary schools of various types from 9 European programme countries (Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Greece, Estonia, Spain, Italy) and 2 associations from Slovakia and Turkey, which co-operate with secondary schools on the projects in promoting media education in the form of informal education for young people.Main activities:3 Transnational project meetings (Estonia, Romania, Slovakia)3 Short-term joint staff training events (Estonia, Greece, Italy)3 Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils (Croatia, Spain, Czech Republic)Multiplier event (Czech Republic)Each of the partners has • established the project team of teachers/trainers and students• organized the competition for the project logo at their institution • contributed to the project website • provided the space for the project presentation on their own websites• created 5 lesson plans • shared materials for publishing• has taken part in the project meetings in the countries of partner schools.• organized 2 opinion polls• participated in the studies (Newspapers, PC Games)• participated in a workshops and at the final conference as a multiplier event.