FGCU Alert

FGCU remains closed through Thursday, September 26. FGCU plans to return to normal business operations and classes Friday, September 27.If we need to transition to a remote option due to local impacts, FGCU will notify the campus community via the FGCU Update email account and RAVE Guardian Eagle App. The information will also appear on our branded social media pages and be posted to our website. For more information, visit FGCU’s Emergency Management website for details.

ROCK Teaching and Learning Resources

Discover a Kinder World

Research into the science and practice of compassion and empathy is ongoing--there is so much being discovered about how our brains work and the effects of kindness on our health, satisfaction, and well being. In the links below, we share more with you about the work we're doing in these areas and invite you to read along with us!


Learning with Picture Books

Review lessons and discussion plans for some of our favorite titles from our Roca-Moon Library of Inclusive Children's Literature Promoting Kindness and Compassion. Now you can read with YOUR Little Eagles!

Course Descriptions

Check out some sample course descriptions for our ROCK classes at FGCU. We integrate service learning, research, and gamification into our classes. 

ROCKin' Research

Enjoy some interdisciplinary research and reading on kindness, compassion, and empathy--from the lab to the classroom and the home

Picture books collection

Rock painting in the schools

Book covers

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Contact Us

We would love to start a conversation with you about the work we do at the ROCK Center. Please email us at rock@fgcu.edu.