One thing about Sternberg is the pure pashtus. The kids live with so little. Plain wood floors and just a mattess on a wooden bunk bed. No A/C. Open wooden closets. Simplest bathrooms, but they are so happy.
The kids dress so simply, and there are so many different backgrounds. Much ahavas yisroel, and not chasing after gashmius. On visiting day, sitting by the tires and swings is so relaxing. Always meet many people we know. They have their own zoo, and the animals make a special minyan every day. Ok, maybe the last thing is not true, but it is a great camp, and traditionally the price has been much less than others, although with the bad economy, the subsidies were less last year.