Mission

SPY • HOP (v): The act in which a dolphin rises above the water in order to navigate and determine its position in relation to other members of the pod. 2. To look ahead. 3. To tune in.

Spy Hop Productions is a not-for-profit youth media arts and education center whose purpose is to empower youth to express their voice and with it create positive change in their lives, their community, and the world.

Our mission is to encourage free expression, self-discovery, critical and inventive thinking, and skilled participation via the big screen, the airwaves, and the world-wide-web.

Spy Hop is committed to the following organizational objectives:

• Providing safe after-school and summer time mentoring programs for diverse youth (K-12) in emerging digital technologies and the media arts
• Developing 21st century skills in youth: community and global awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, and media literacy
• Promoting positive youth development thru individuality, leadership, creativity and intellectual curiosity
• Increasing higher education and/or vocational opportunities