The Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI) is an independent country day school located in Abbotsford British Columbia, approximately 70 kilometres from Vancouver.

[3] MEI has a strong tradition of both academic, musical, and athletic performance with graduating students going on to attend top universities across Canada, the US, and UK.

The MEI Eagles, the school's official sporting teams, have competed in a wide range of national and international competitions.

[4] In May 1944, representatives of fourteen churches in British Columbia were invited to a meeting to discuss starting a Mennonite-focused high school.

The committee met with Dr. Samuel John Willis, British Columbia's long-serving Deputy Minister of Education, who pointed out the advantages of integration into the public Canadian school system for students of Mennonite origin.

Churches which had pledged support were levied a $1 per member fee, thereby raising $2,300 to cover the costs of building and outfitting the school with desks, blackboards, and basic library and lab equipment.

Some materials, such as kiln-dried lumber, could not be obtained due to war shortages, volunteer labour (which was needed to keep the costs down) was not always readily available, and money from churches to support the project was slow coming in.

It was the vision and drive of the Friend of the MEI that provided the impetus for relocation to the present site at the corner of Clearbrook and Downes Road; the school moved in 1980.

MEI Chilliwack, established in July, 2001, helped the Society address one of their goals for the next ten years — to build a satellite campus in that area.

In the fall of 2004, the doors to this latest addition were opened, reducing the number of students in the elementary school to 450 by limiting it to Grades K - 5.

MEI has maintained a tradition of academic rigor throughout its 60-year history, consistently ranking 78 of 529 secondary schools in BC for student performance on provincial exams.

"[8] Over 50% of MEI's students complete their year on the school's Honour Roll, which requires an average of 80% and higher, and more than 2/3 of graduates move on to post-secondary institutions.

Individual MEI athletes have, in the past, also won gold at the high school swimming, golf and track and field championships.