This article focuses on the cross-cultural ideas and theme of education in nature in its Czech form with a view to its basic programme environment, i.e. games and play in nature. This article focuses upon encouraging play and games at a programme level in the context of outdoor and adventure education settings.
It also provides background to the work of Jaroslav Foglar and his influence through his stories of adventure and mystery on at least three generation's relationship to nature, camping and scouting.