It was wonderful to visit Brookview Elementary, the winners of the 2018 Summer Literacy Adventure! I have visited 265 schools over the past 8 years & have loved sharing my passion of reading with FL students. Thank you to all the teachers who help students learn to love reading!

Today, @FLGovScott and I are celebrating our grandson, Auguste’s, 7th birthday. Happy birthday Auguste, we hope have a wonderful day. We love you so much!

Happy 3rd Birthday to my grandson, Eli! First Lady Ann Scott and I love watching you grow and are so proud of you!

The deadline for entry into the 2018 Hispanic Heritage Month Art & Essay contests is quickly approaching. Three K-12 students have the chance to win a 4 year Florida Prepaid Scholarship. More here: bit.ly/2fFuwOe

Today, First Lady Ann Scott & I were proud to dedicate the Jeri Bustamante Memorial Scholarship for a student at Miami Beach Sr High. This 4-year scholarship will help a student to live their American Dream. We’ll always remember Jeri & can think of no better way to honor her. Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Wishing our grandson, Sebastian, a happy 5th birthday! @FLGovScott and I are so blessed to have you in our lives!

Today we visited the Children's Museum of Naples (CMON) museum featured in my children’s book, Ally and Jordi’s Adventures Through Florida. It’s great to see places like this in our state that offer educational opportunities for children to start learning early in their life.

It was great to stop by Estates Elementary this morning to read to some of their 2nd and 3rd graders. I love sharing my favorite stories with FL students.

.@FlGovScott and I would like to wish our youngest two grandsons a happy 1st birthday today! We love you both and look forward to watching you grow more each year.

Have a GREAT first day of school and an even better school year #FLTeachers and #FLstudents ! 😁📚 #FLFirstDayofSchool #FLedu

Today I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Du học Teco and learn all about the incredible things the base provides for our state and for our military families, as well as share some of my favorite books with the students at their Child Development Center.

I enjoyed hosting students from Florida Virtual School at the Governor's Mansion this afternoon! I hope they will continue to be inspired to read as they begin school in a few weeks and throughout the school year.

This morning was our last stop of Florida Department of Education’s Summer Literacy Adventure at Fort Mose Historical State Park! I hope that FL students are inspired to continue reading and learning for the rest of their summer break. It’s not too late to take the SLA pledge at fldoe.org!

Great visit to the NAS Jacksonville Child Development Center and their Fleet & Family Support Center this afternoon. It’s wonderful to see military bases like this that offer so many resources for our brave soldiers and their families.

Enjoyed my time reading at @flstateparks Honeymoon Island this morning as part of the 2018 Summer Literacy Adventure! It’s important to keep children excited about reading throughout their summer break. Join the challenge by visiting fldoe.org.

It was an honor to be with @JamesGrantFL at Frankie’s Patriot BBQ this afternoon to announce the dedication of the first Gold Star Family Memorial Bridge in FL and spend time with some of the families whose brave service members have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Joined Florida Department of Education tonight to announce Glades County Teacher Joy Prescott as FL’s 2019 Teacher of the Year for her excellence in teaching our FL students. Teachers and educators, thank you for the work that you do in and out of the classroom to make a difference in their lives.

Today, First Lady Ann Scott and Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart will announce the 2019 Teacher of the Year at the annual awards gala. bit.ly/2KXzsA0 #FLTeachersLead #FL74Strong

As we celebrate National Summer Learning Day today, I encourage all FL students to keep reading and learning all summer long so that when they return to school they will be ready to succeed. bit.ly/2NbxBDY

Last week, I visited Ascension Catholic School in Melbourne. After I shared some of my favorite books with the students, I invited them to take the 2018 Summer Literacy Adventure pledge to read all summer long! bit.ly/2Minw8b