He began his post-secondary educational career in 1970 at Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario where he founded and became head of the Ceramics and Glass Department.
[3] He was a founding member [4] and president emeritus of the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts.
[6] He taught throughout Canada, and in England, The United States, Australia, New Zealand, China, Korea, Japan and Israel.
These collections include: Robin Hopper was honoured for his contributions to the arts and public activities.
Hopper produced videos for the education of potters and ceramists[13] List of Canadian artists