This ‘reflective practice’ presents and critically describes the case of the “Schools for Tourism” (CAT), a case of promoting tourism and tourist culture in Colombian public schools through early vocational training, reporting the idea, development, outreach, and achievements of this program, as this initiative has experienced significant growth over the last few years. The methodology to this paper is of qualitative nature, i.e. primary literature sources as well as a focus group with high-school students and in-depth interviews with initiators of the project were carried out. Appraisals on the ground suggest that teachers' enthusiasm and commitment are primary factors driving the success of this kind of tourism and hospitality training programs, as is the support given to the teachers implementing CAT. More funding (in form of college scholarships or loans) would be very welcome. While the program's benefits are more than clear to all of the stakeholders, a thorough evaluation is still to be carried out so as to fully assess the benefits but also the weaknesses of the program.

这种“反思性实践”提出并批判性地描述了“旅游学校”（CAT）的案例，这是通过早期职业培训在哥伦比亚公立学校促进旅游业和旅游文化的案例，报告了旅游业的理念，发展，推广和成就这项计划在过去几年中取得了长足的发展。本文的方法具有定性性质，即主要文献来源以及高中生的焦点小组，并对该项目发起人进行了深入采访。实地评估表明，教师的热情和奉献精神是推动这种旅游业和酒店业培训计划成功的主要因素，对实施CAT的教师的支持也是如此。欢迎更多的资金（以大学奖学金或贷款形式）。尽管所有利益相关者都清楚该计划的好处，但仍需进行全面评估，以全面评估该计划的好处以及缺点。