The Project “Education in Tourism for students of the 8th and 9th years of the Municipal School of Elementary Education Lóris Antônio Pasquali Reali in Bento Gonçalves / RS”

Abstract

This text presents the project of the Tourism Education course that was developed to students of the Municipal School of Elementary Education Lóris Antônio Pasquali Reali, in 2019, demanded by the Municipal Secretary of Tourism of Bento Gonçalves. In this ocasion, the objective was to start the studies about tourism education, providing the students with the necessary tools for the daily praxis that involved Tourism and Hospitality understood as important activities for the socioeconomic development of Bento Gonçalves. In this context, it becomes significant, through courses, to complement the formal education of elementary education of students from Vale dos Vinhedos, with specific knowledge about the tourism for their involvement with the activity and the treatment with the tourist. The methodology used, both in theoretical classes and in technical visits, refers to a participatory approach in which the students' participation in the educational process was successful, valuing their knowledge and experiences. As a result of the course, it was expected that the students would understand the tourist activity as important for the socioeconomic development, for the valorization of the culture and for the environmental preservation of the city and, mainly, of the Vale dos Vinhedos, becoming disseminators of this knowledge in the community.