(CNN) — When Gavin Ovsak started multiplying double-digit numbers in his head in kindergarten, his mother, Cathy, was astonished.
“We were like, where did that come from? When did they cover that today?” said his mother, who lives in Hopkins, Minnesota.
Today, Gavin is a 16-year-old award-winning inventor who’s finishing up applications for two prestigious science competitions. His entry is the Circuit-Hat Accessibility Device, an electronic hat that allows disabled people to use a computer without a mouse. When he’s not working on these kinds of projects, he’s performing improv comedy, leading a robotics team and heading his school’s foreign exchange club — and, of course, homework.
What motivates this passion for learning, and achievement? Gavin says that he has a natural drive to challenge himself and help people through technology, but his parents have also opened his world with opportunities to excel.
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