This work is the result of experiences lived during the stages of the project "Interpreting the ways of the Hotel-School Senac Grogotó: thematic routes as tools to promote the appreciation of the history and heritage preservation in Senac unit in Barbacena-MG." The project was developed under the extension program of the Technology School of Senac Minas, together with the graduation courses of technology in hospitality and gastronomy. The project is characterized by offering thematic routes, structured as a guided tour, which are conducted by students of the institution in order to present the history and the heritage of the hotel, aiming to sensitize students, guests and other social groups in the community. The development of research and data collection took place between July 2016 and July 2017, and currently the project is still active, with the visits already implemented, as will be seen in the topic Methodology. The methodology used was the exploratory research and intervention research. For this, information was collected from various sources of research that enabled the formatting of a tour script, which was categorized and sectorized. Within this context, it was aimed through the formatting of the guided tour the consolidation of guidelines and methodologies for the reception of groups. This initiative intended to professionalize and expand the visitation to the complex of Hotel School Grogotó. The consolidation project in Barbacena Senac unit is an effective strategy to publicize the heritage and also the educational expertise of the institution, especially in the theme of hospitality. As a result, it provided the recognition and revaluation of historical and cultural aspects of the 1st Hotel-School in Latin America, offering to Barbacena community and other interested parties educational and entertainment opportunities. The guided tour is formatted in seven points of interpretation, and along the route the places of the Hotel-School that present as relevant spaces in the professional technical training since the year 1960 are visited. In this sense, the project contributes to creating places for students and teachers to experience and materialize the construction of a more inclusive and participatory society, providing the transforming relationship between school and society, establishing the exchange of academic and popular knowledge, in order to democratize the knowledge produced in the classroom.  Finally, the project opens the space for participation of the community in the Hotel-School in a more significant way.