The school building is painted green, the same color as the three-meter-high wall that encloses it. Three guards provided with a metal detector continually stand watch at the gate. Above the gate is an eye-catching sign: Jakarta International School. For pedestrians, there is a special entrance, located to the west of the gate. Here, too, is a guard.

Although the gate is always wide open, not any person is allowed to go through it to e