They are thorough, confidential, factual, non-judgmental and co-ed.
They all talk about menstruation, body changes, masturbation, what is and is not appropriate body contact from adults and other kids, the sexual messages that they get from media/internet, what homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender mean, as well as safety on the internet.
When they are in 8th grade, they will get more age specific information, including drawings of people - disabled, older, varying body types, races, sexual orientations - making love.
The thing I really like, is that they send home assignments to talk as a family about various topics. What does family mean to us? How is our family like and different from other families? What are our values? What do we believe to be responsible behavior? What was puberty like for your parents? What do you look forward to about puberty? What are you not looking forward to?
Sex-ed like this doesn't teach values - it gives you the full range of information, and gives the groundwork for families to explore and reinforce values pertaining to relationships, sexuality and behavior in groups.
The book that we use is "It's Perfectly Normal" - and is an excellent starting point for discussion for an 8-11 year old.
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